package udev 229-4ubuntu17 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is already installed and configured

[Karthik]

I have been repeatedly getting this error. I have upgraded to 16:04 LTS a week ago.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: udev 229-4ubuntu17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-52-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CustomUdevRuleFiles: 70-snap.core.rules
Date: Thu May 25 12:09:15 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:udev:229-4ubuntu17
 Processing triggers for sgml-base (1.26+nmu4ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package udev (--configure):
  package udev is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package udev is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-05-24 (2 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-52-generic root=UUID=cdf2b02b-41f9-4ccb-ab8f-60b82597ce0e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package udev 229-4ubuntu17 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/21/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: PRG3110H.86A.0065.2009.0421.1559
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: DG31PR
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAD97573-306
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrPRG3110H.86A.0065.2009.0421.1559:bd04/21/2009:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnDG31PR:rvrAAD97573-306:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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