package libsndfile1:amd64 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libsndfile1:amd64 is already installed and configured

[Adam]

I just clicked install OS update from the update screen in the Ubuntu Application Center and it crashed.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libsndfile1:amd64 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-40.60-generic 4.4.21
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-40-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 644:0:120:0:2017-06-21 20:02:08.886137007 +0100:2017-06-21 20:02:08.886137007 +0100:/var/crash/libsoup2.4-1:amd64.0.upload
 640:0:120:2811095:2017-06-21 20:02:06.510143518 +0100:2017-06-21 20:02:07.510143518 +0100:/var/crash/libsoup2.4-1:amd64.0.crash
 600:0:120:480972:2017-06-21 20:01:07.848932266 +0100:2017-06-21 20:01:08.848932266 +0100:/var/crash/libsndfile1:amd64.0.crash
 640:0:120:19320:2017-06-21 19:33:18.057866518 +0100:2017-06-21 19:33:18.057866518 +0100:/var/crash/_usr_bin_unattended-upgrade.0.crash
 600:0:120:481619:2017-06-21 20:01:13.497169619 +0100:2017-06-21 20:01:13.433166568 +0100:/var/crash/libjavascriptcoregtk-4.0-18:amd64.0.crash
Date: Wed Jun 21 20:01:08 2017
DistributionChannelDescriptor:
 # This is a distribution channel descriptor
 # For more information see http://wiki.ubuntu.com/DistributionChannelDescriptor
 canonical-oem-somerville-xenial-amd64-20160624-2
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libsndfile1:amd64:1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1
 Setting up libnm-gtk-common (1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libsndfile1:amd64 (--configure):
  package libsndfile1:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libsndfile1:amd64 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-26 (146 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 "Xenial" - Build amd64 LIVE Binary 20160624-10:47
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libsndfile1:amd64 1.0.25-10ubuntu0.16.04.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libsndfile1: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.