package ghostscript 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6 failed to install/upgrade: package ghostscript is already installed and configured

[gary clifford gibson]

i have no idea about writing code. I wrote on my blog yesterday that Windows is malware in agreement with Richard Stallman- does that have anything to do with it?

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: ghostscript 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-51-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 17 14:43:37 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:ghostscript:9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libgs9-common (--configure):
  package libgs9-common is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package ghostscript is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-07 (10 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Acer Aspire V5-121
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-51-generic root=UUID=8d1d25bc-63f0-4198-906d-7b680c4dadd6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package ghostscript 9.18~dfsg~0-0ubuntu2.6 failed to install/upgrade: package ghostscript is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 07/05/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde Corp.
dmi.bios.version: V1.05
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: ZA10_BZ
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsydeCorp.:bvrV1.05:bd07/05/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV5-121:pvrV1.05:rvnAcer:rnZA10_BZ:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V5-121
dmi.product.version: V1.05
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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