package libspice-server1:amd64 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package libspice-server1:amd64 is already installed and configured

[paul]

on all updates, the update stops while searching for a config file. unless i restart the computer, this search will go on endlessly. the system prograsm problem box opens and now has 7 copies to go through. don't know how to fix this!!

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: libspice-server1:amd64 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-53.89-generic 3.13.11-ckt19
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-53-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.11
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1-1ubuntu5.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 27 07:53:04 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:libspice-server1:amd64:0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1:package libspice-server1:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libspice-server1:amd64 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-01-18 (1590 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libspice-server1:amd64 0.12.4-0nocelt2ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package libspice-server1:amd64 is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-08-12 (288 days ago)