package linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.41 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic is already installed and configured

[Seth Hays]

Binary package hint: dpkg

On update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.41
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.41-generic 2.6.38.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Apr 24 22:28:22 2011
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic 2.6.38-8.41 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package linux-image-2.6.38-8-generic is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-04-25 (0 days ago)

[Raphaël Hertzog (hertzog)]

It seems that the .deb for the kernel image was corrupted/truncated. Run "sudo apt-get clean" and try again the upgrade, it will redownload the file and it should be fine. But it's not a dpkg bug so closing it.

[Raphaël Hertzog (hertzog)]

Sorry wronly reassigned to software-center because I first saw an error message about trigger processing of software-center but that was not fatal.