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package man-db 2.5.5-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: package man-db is already installed and configured

Bug #427974 reported by Vince Ferrari
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: man-db

i GOT THE SO-CALLED CRASH "INDICATOR ON MY PANEL AND IT SAID TO SUBMIT A BUG REPORT.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: package man-db is already installed and configured
Package: man-db 2.5.5-1build1
SourcePackage: man-db
Title: package man-db 2.5.5-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: package man-db is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

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Vince Ferrari (vef1947-wildblue) wrote :

Binary package hint: man-db

i GOT THE SO-CALLED CRASH "INDICATOR ON MY PANEL AND IT SAID TO SUBMIT A BUG REPORT.

ProblemType: Package
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
ErrorMessage: package man-db is already installed and configured
Package: man-db 2.5.5-1build1
SourcePackage: man-db
Title: package man-db 2.5.5-1build1 failed to install/upgrade: package man-db is already installed and configured
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-15-generic i686

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Vince Ferrari (vef1947-wildblue) wrote :
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

The package is fine, but something is trying to configure it when it's already configured. What package management tool were you using?

Changed in man-db (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Michael Vogt told me that he'd committed a fix for this to apt; this is bug 414631.

affects: man-db (Ubuntu) → apt (Ubuntu)
Changed in apt (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
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