package grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-pc-bin is already installed and configured

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this error started after I went to "software center" and installed the updates that were posted under "updates"

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:103846:2018-01-08 08:46:37.285652875 -0500:2018-01-08 08:46:38.285652875 -0500:/var/crash/grub-pc-bin.0.crash
 600:0:116:102805:2018-01-08 08:46:38.109645459 -0500:2018-01-08 08:46:37.945638547 -0500:/var/crash/grub-common.0.crash
 640:0:116:422547:2018-01-08 08:33:38.977724961 -0500:2018-01-08 08:33:38.093761661 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_lib_x86_64-linux-gnu_cups-pk-helper-mechanism.0.crash
 600:0:116:103848:2018-01-08 08:46:38.189648834 -0500:2018-01-08 08:46:38.125646134 -0500:/var/crash/grub2-common.0.crash
Date: Mon Jan 8 08:46:38 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-pc-bin:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15
 Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu9) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
  package grub-common is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package grub-pc-bin is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-07-29 (528 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-104-generic root=UUID=2d28bbc7-6842-4ae4-b631-da8dc589b9ba ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.24
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package grub-pc-bin 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.15 failed to install/upgrade: package grub-pc-bin is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)