package software-center 16.01+16.04.20160217 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[Chris White]

Performing software update failed to install software-center

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: software-center 16.01+16.04.20160217
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-8.23-generic 4.4.2
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20-0ubuntu3
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Feb 29 12:18:44 2016
ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-25 (35 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160124)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.3
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: package software-center 16.01+16.04.20160217 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Chris White (slaeyer)]

Performing apt-get autoremove repaired the issue and allowed the package to install.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Paul White (paulw2u)]

We are sorry that we do not always have the capacity to review all reported bugs in a timely manner.

I'm closing this bug report as being 'Invalid' as the 'software-center' package is no longer included in any currently supported release of Ubuntu.