package dash 0.5.8-2.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package dash is already installed and configured

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.04
Package: dash 0.5.8-2.1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.10.0-37.41-generic 4.10.17
Uname: Linux 4.10.0-37-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.4-0ubuntu4.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu17
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 640:1000:116:16870007:2017-10-22 13:20:30.442063570 +0200:2017-10-22 13:20:32.854064601 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
 640:0:116:581338:2017-10-22 13:20:10.978114604 +0200:2017-10-22 13:20:11.978114604 +0200:/var/crash/dash.0.crash
 640:0:116:573642:2017-10-22 13:19:54.686267169 +0200:2017-10-22 13:58:54.398846338 +0200:/var/crash/google-compute-engine-oslogin.0.crash
 640:1000:116:1533492:2017-10-22 13:24:15.756222963 +0200:2017-10-22 13:24:16.756222963 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_lib_update-notifier_system-crash-notification.1000.crash
 640:0:116:12594320:2017-10-22 13:20:11.710116253 +0200:2017-10-22 13:19:56.250249032 +0200:/var/crash/_usr_bin_dpkg.0.crash
Date: Sun Oct 22 13:20:11 2017
ErrorMessage: package dash is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-07-05 (108 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.10ubuntu2
 apt 1.4.6~17.04.1
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package dash 0.5.8-2.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package dash is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to zesty on 2017-10-22 (0 days ago)