package openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: package openssl is already installed and configured

[Pinaky Bhattacharyya]

This error cropped up while trying to install updates that XUbuntu prompted me to install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-36.55-generic 4.4.16
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:91786:2016-09-25 13:25:53.041305065 -0700:2016-09-25 13:25:54.041305065 -0700:/var/crash/openssl.0.crash
 600:0:116:90766:2016-09-25 13:25:53.949259092 -0700:2016-09-25 13:25:53.921245092 -0700:/var/crash/libssl1.0.0:amd64.0.crash
 600:0:116:91821:2016-09-25 13:25:54.117343092 -0700:2016-09-25 13:25:54.053311092 -0700:/var/crash/libgdk-pixbuf2.0-common.0.crash
Date: Sun Sep 25 13:25:53 2016
DuplicateSignature:
 package:openssl:1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.5
 Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.5-2ubuntu0.1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libssl1.0.0:amd64 (--configure):
  package libssl1.0.0:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package openssl is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-28 (27 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package openssl 1.0.2g-1ubuntu4.5 failed to install/upgrade: package openssl is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)