package libglib2.0-0:amd64 2.48.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package libglib2.0-0:amd64 is already installed and configured

[Jonathan Gutow]

Running the upgrade from up-to-date 14.04 LTS to 16.04 LTS. Using the Xbuntu version incase the gui is the issue.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: libglib2.0-0:amd64 2.48.2-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-131.157-generic 4.4.134
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-131-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 640:0:116:545142:2018-07-28 18:28:43.752442836 -0500:2018-07-28 18:28:44.752442836 -0500:/var/crash/libglib2.0-0:amd64.0.crash
 640:1000:116:15893:2018-07-28 18:35:24.656450422 -0500:2018-07-28 19:26:47.504732478 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_lib_ubuntu-release-upgrader_check-new-release-gtk.1000.crash
 640:0:116:485812:2018-07-28 18:16:27.560428547 -0500:2018-07-28 18:16:27.352428543 -0500:/var/crash/libglib2.0-0.0.crash
 640:1000:116:15812:2018-07-28 18:35:25.308450434 -0500:2018-07-28 19:26:47.520732477 -0500:/var/crash/_usr_share_apport_apport-gtk.1000.crash
Date: Sat Jul 28 18:28:44 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:libglib2.0-0:amd64:2.48.2-0ubuntu3
 Processing triggers for man-db (2.6.7.1-1ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libglib2.0-0:amd64 (--configure):
  package libglib2.0-0:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libglib2.0-0:amd64 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-07-28 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libglib2.0-0:amd64 2.48.2-0ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: package libglib2.0-0:amd64 is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2018-07-28 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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