package gnome-control-center-data 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package gnome-control-center-data is already installed and configured

[samuel yi]

Upgraded my installation from ubuntu 11.10 to 12.04 lts

kept getting this error in the update manager. did as it suggested but it did not work. finally read someone's comment to try this command and it worked:

sudo apt-get install --reinstall -f

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: gnome-control-center-data
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-38.61-generic 3.2.37
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-38-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Fri Mar 8 11:40:49 2013
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package gnome-control-center-data is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
Title: package gnome-control-center-data 1:3.2.0-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package gnome-control-center-data is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-03-08 (0 days ago)

[Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. It seems that there was an error on your system when trying to install a particular package. Please execute the following command, as it will clear your package cache, in a terminal:

sudo apt-get clean

Then try performing the update again. This will likely resolve your issue, but the failure could be caused by filesystem or memory corruption. So please also run a fsck on your filesystem(s) and a memory test. Thanks in advance!

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