package xkb-data 2.10.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package xkb-data is already installed and configured

[Jeffrey Manning]

Encountered error message about this after upgrading from 14.04.05 to 18

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xkb-data 2.10.1-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-122.146-generic 4.4.117
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-122-generic x86_64
.tmp.unity_support_test.0:

ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: No value set for `/apps/compiz-1/general/screen0/options/active_plugins'
CompositorRunning: compiz
CompositorUnredirectDriverBlacklist: '(nouveau|Intel).*Mesa 8.0'
CompositorUnredirectFSW: true
Date: Thu May 3 18:16:07 2018
Dependencies:

DistUpgraded: 2018-05-03 18:39:04,242 ERROR SystemError from cache.commit(): installArchives() failed
DistroCodename: xenial
DistroVariant: ubuntu
ErrorMessage: package xkb-data is already installed and configured
GraphicsCard:
 Intel Corporation Device [8086:22b1] (rev 35) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
   Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:1012]
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.5 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160803)
MachineType: Acer Aspire ES1-531
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-122-generic root=UUID=6e029ece-6d42-45fb-a786-c73db47a1de3 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package xkb-data 2.10.1-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package xkb-data is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-05-03 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.19
dmi.board.name: Aspire ES1-531
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V1.19
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V1.19
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.19:bd07/07/2016:svnAcer:pnAspireES1-531:pvrV1.19:rvnAcer:rnAspireES1-531:rvrV1.19:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV1.19:
dmi.product.name: Aspire ES1-531
dmi.product.version: V1.19
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
version.compiz: compiz 1:0.9.12.3+16.04.20180221-0ubuntu1
version.ia32-libs: ia32-libs N/A
version.libdrm2: libdrm2 2.4.83-1~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri: libgl1-mesa-dri 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental: libgl1-mesa-dri-experimental N/A
version.libgl1-mesa-glx: libgl1-mesa-glx 17.2.8-0ubuntu0~16.04.1
version.xserver-xorg-core: xserver-xorg-core 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7
version.xserver-xorg-input-evdev: xserver-xorg-input-evdev 1:2.10.1-1ubuntu2
version.xserver-xorg-video-ati: xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:7.7.0-1
version.xserver-xorg-video-intel: xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.99.917+git20160325-1ubuntu1.2
version.xserver-xorg-video-nouveau: xserver-xorg-video-nouveau 1:1.0.12-1build2
xserver.bootTime: Thu May 3 19:01:56 2018
xserver.configfile: default
xserver.errors:
 /dev/dri/card0: failed to set DRM interface version 1.4: Permission denied
 /dev/dri/card0: failed to set DRM interface version 1.4: Permission denied
xserver.logfile: /var/log/Xorg.0.log
xserver.outputs:
 product id 1650
 vendor BOE
xserver.version: 2:1.18.4-0ubuntu0.7