package systemd 229-4ubuntu21.2 failed to install/upgrade: package systemd is already installed and configured

[Kamesh Rao Yeduvakula]

Happenned as soon as I started the VM. I am running it on Windows 10 + Virtual Box 5.2.12

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 229-4ubuntu21.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-36.40~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.16
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports: 600:0:117:288993:2018-05-11 00:33:43.882703542 +0530:2018-05-11 00:33:44.882703542 +0530:/var/crash/systemd.0.crash
Date: Fri May 11 00:33:44 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
  package systemd is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package systemd is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-05-10 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 80ee:0021 VirtualBox USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: innotek GmbH VirtualBox
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.13.0-36-generic root=UUID=dd1bd59f-d90a-424f-95d1-213c77395325 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package systemd 229-4ubuntu21.2 failed to install/upgrade: package systemd is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 12/01/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: innotek GmbH
dmi.bios.version: VirtualBox
dmi.board.name: VirtualBox
dmi.board.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.board.version: 1.2
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Oracle Corporation
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvninnotekGmbH:bvrVirtualBox:bd12/01/2006:svninnotekGmbH:pnVirtualBox:pvr1.2:rvnOracleCorporation:rnVirtualBox:rvr1.2:cvnOracleCorporation:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.family: Virtual Machine
dmi.product.name: VirtualBox
dmi.product.version: 1.2
dmi.sys.vendor: innotek GmbH