package virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured

[Muzaffer Tolga]

I installed guest additions for Ubuntu 16.04 on an iMac and then I went on to enable the newly installed drivers. That's when I got this bug.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-59.80-generic 4.4.35
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.4
AptOrdering:
 virtualbox-guest-x11: Remove
 virtualbox-guest-utils: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 12 12:01:42 2017
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Removing virtualbox-guest-x11 (5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1) ...
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu3) ...
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-guest-utils (--configure):
  package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
DuplicateSignature:
 package:virtualbox-guest-utils:5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package virtualbox-guest-utils (--configure):
  package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-23 (49 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.15ubuntu0.2
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package virtualbox-guest-utils 5.0.24-dfsg-0ubuntu1.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package virtualbox-guest-utils is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)