[Bug 1771063] Re: package readline-common 7.0-3 failed to install/upgrade: package readline-common is already installed and configured

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*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 545790 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/545790

** Tags removed: need-duplicate-check

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Title:
  package readline-common 7.0-3 failed to install/upgrade: package
  readline-common is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I got this error while upgrading my x86_64 laptop from Ubuntu 17.10 to
  18.04.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: readline-common 7.0-3
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sun May 13 22:30:40 2018
  DuplicateSignature:
   package:readline-common:7.0-3
   Unpacking fonts-smc-uroob (2.0-1) ...
   dpkg: error processing package libmpfr6 (--configure):
    no package named 'libmpfr6' is installed, cannot configure
  ErrorMessage: package readline-common is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-04-07 (1132 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release amd64 (20141022.1)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package readline-common 7.0-3 failed to install/upgrade: package readline-common is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-05-13 (0 days ago)

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