package python 2.6.4-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package python is already installed and configured

[Jonah Neff]

trying to install flash so i can watch youtube videos. it didnt work.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Nov 21 11:00:55 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ErrorMessage: package python is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Package: python 2.6.4-0ubuntu1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-14.48-generic
SourcePackage: python-defaults
Title: package python 2.6.4-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package python is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-14-generic i686

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

Thanks for your report.

This is likely due to a previous install being aborted. Could you please open a terminal and run:
sudo dpkg --configure -a

This will fix your issue. Is so then then the status of this report to invalid. Thanks in advance.

[Jean-Baptiste Lallement (jibel)]

 We are closing this bug report because it lacks the information we need to investigate the problem, as described in the previous comments. Please reopen it if you can give us the missing information, and don't hesitate to submit bug reports in the future. To reopen the bug report you can click on the current status, under the Status column, and change the Status back to "New". Thanks again!