package libc6:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package libc6:i386 is already installed and configured

[Garry Rice]

This bug happened with in an Ubuntu automatic update. I am not sure which package it was trying to update/install when the bug occurred.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libc6:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-72.93-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-72-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: i386
CrashReports: 600:0:119:97658:2017-07-15 19:36:32.898907423 -0500:2017-07-15 19:36:33.898907423 -0500:/var/crash/libc6:i386.0.crash
Date: Sat Jul 15 19:36:33 2017
Dependencies:
 gcc-6-base 6.0.1-0ubuntu1
 libc6 2.23-0ubuntu9
 libgcc1 1:6.0.1-0ubuntu1
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package libc6:i386 (--configure):
  package libc6:i386 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libc6:i386 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-23 (601 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release i386 (20150422.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libc6:i386 2.23-0ubuntu9 failed to install/upgrade: package libc6:i386 is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-09-28 (290 days ago)