package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8 failed to install/upgrade: package openssh-client is already installed and configured

[chandiraamohan]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:110:115:0:2019-11-26 16:03:39.894107818 +0530:2019-11-26 16:03:39.894107818 +0530:/var/crash/ncurses-term.0.uploaded
 640:0:115:1269857:2019-11-26 16:02:43.810198545 +0530:2019-11-26 16:02:44.810198545 +0530:/var/crash/ncurses-term.0.crash
 600:0:115:194068:2019-11-26 14:01:47.943607091 +0530:2019-11-26 14:01:48.943607091 +0530:/var/crash/openssh-client.0.crash
 600:0:115:194078:2019-11-26 14:01:48.991607298 +0530:2019-11-26 14:01:48.967607161 +0530:/var/crash/openssh-sftp-server.0.crash
 644:0:115:0:2019-11-26 16:03:05.783037835 +0530:2019-11-26 16:03:05.783037835 +0530:/var/crash/ncurses-term.0.upload
Date: Tue Nov 26 14:01:48 2019
DuplicateSignature:
 package:openssh-client:1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8
 Processing triggers for fontconfig (2.11.94-0ubuntu1.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package openssh-client (--configure):
  package openssh-client is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package openssh-client is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-11-26 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 16.04.6 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20190227)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 ssh-askpass N/A
 libpam-ssh N/A
 keychain N/A
 ssh-askpass-gnome N/A
SSHClientVersion: OpenSSH_7.2p2 Ubuntu-4ubuntu2.8, OpenSSL 1.0.2g 1 Mar 2016
SourcePackage: openssh
Title: package openssh-client 1:7.2p2-4ubuntu2.8 failed to install/upgrade: package openssh-client is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Bryce Harrington (bryce)]

Could you clarify the error you're encountering? The error message in the title of this bug suggests the package was already installed, so perhaps this is a non-bug? There are no error messages or indication of a fault being hit in any of the attached logs.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for openssh (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]