package libmysqlclient18:amd64 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmysqlclient18:amd64 is already installed and configured

[Peter-John O'Reilly]

running software updater during automatic package update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: libmysqlclient18:amd64 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Jan 23 02:15:21 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libmysqlclient18:amd64:5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1:package libmysqlclient18:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libmysqlclient18:amd64 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-13 (192 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2)
Logs.var.log.daemon.log:

MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d..keepme:
MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf:
 [mysqld_safe]
 syslog
MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'ibdata1', 'performance_schema', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ib_logfile0']
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-29-generic root=UUID=e2033927-e394-4fa2-bf38-8b1b28a910ac ro quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libmysqlclient18:amd64 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmysqlclient18:amd64 is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.