package ncurses-bin 6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package ncurses-bin is already installed and configured

[Andrew Brehm]

I don't know anything much. The upgrade to 1704 reported this constantly.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: ncurses-bin 6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-33.37-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-33-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: prl_fs_freeze prl_fs prl_eth prl_tg
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu17
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 640:1000:116:16449767:2017-08-29 19:06:24.066428661 +0200:2017-08-29 19:06:25.702414026 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
 640:1000:116:1485341:2017-08-29 19:07:14.132935285 +0200:2017-08-29 19:07:15.132935285 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_lib_update-notifier_system-crash-notification.1000.crash
 640:0:116:741145:2017-08-29 19:06:10.334709405 +0200:2017-08-29 19:06:11.334709405 +0200:/var/crash/ncurses-bin.0.crash
Date: Tue Aug 29 19:06:11 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.3.0-12ubuntu2
 libc6 2.24-9ubuntu2.2
 libgcc1 1:6.3.0-12ubuntu2
 libtinfo5 6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1
DuplicateSignature:
 package:ncurses-bin:6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1
 Setting up login (1:4.2-3.2ubuntu1.17.04.2) ...
 dpkg: error: dpkg status database is locked by another process
 dpkg: error processing package ncurses-bin (--configure):
  package ncurses-bin is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package ncurses-bin is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-02-25 (186 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package ncurses-bin 6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package ncurses-bin is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-08-30 (1 days ago)