[Bug 1798987] [NEW] package dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing dpkg

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Public bug reported:

Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
Release:	18.04


apt-cache policy  dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 
dpkg:
  Installed: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
  Candidate: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
  Version table:
 *** 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 500
        500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
N: Unable to locate package 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
N: Couldn't find any package by glob '1.19.0.5ubuntu2'
N: Couldn't find any package by regex '1.19.0.5ubuntu2'

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Following a successful upgrade, the system is reporting the following
issue.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 20 11:09:44 2018
ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing dpkg
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-23 (331 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing dpkg
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-20 (0 days ago)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-package bionic

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Title:
  package dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency
  problem - not installing dpkg

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
  Release:	18.04

  
  apt-cache policy  dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 
  dpkg:
    Installed: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
    Candidate: 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
    Version table:
   *** 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 500
          500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
  N: Unable to locate package 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
  N: Couldn't find any package by glob '1.19.0.5ubuntu2'
  N: Couldn't find any package by regex '1.19.0.5ubuntu2'

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  Following a successful upgrade, the system is reporting the following
  issue.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Sat Oct 20 11:09:44 2018
  ErrorMessage: pre-dependency problem - not installing dpkg
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-11-23 (331 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171018)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: pre-dependency problem - not installing dpkg
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-20 (0 days ago)

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