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package libc-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package libc-bin is already installed and configured

Bug #951214 reported by matworld2000 on 2012-03-09

This bug report is a duplicate of: Bug #541595: [Master] package failed to install/upgrade: package is already installed and configured. Edit Remove

This bug affects 1 person

Affects		Status	Importance	Assigned to	Milestone
	dpkg (Ubuntu)	New	Undecided	Unassigned

Bug Description

Running 10.10 64-bit, apt and ubuntu software centre stopped updating or installing software. Trying to upgrade to 11.04 in case 10.10 support stopped and that may be the reason for apt not working any more.
Upgrading to 11.04 failed with the error shown in subject.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10
Package: libc-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-32.66-generic 2.6.35.14
Uname: Linux 2.6.35-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 10 09:43:34 2012
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package libc-bin is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007)
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libc-bin 2.12.1-0ubuntu10.2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package libc-bin is already installed and configured

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matworld2000 (matworld2000) wrote on 2012-03-09:

VarLogDistupgradeAptlog.gz Edit (8.0 KiB, application/x-gzip)
VarLogDistupgradeApttermlog.gz Edit (327 bytes, application/x-gzip)
VarLogDistupgradeHistorylog.gz Edit (17.6 KiB, application/x-gzip)
VarLogDistupgradeLspcitxt.gz Edit (654 bytes, application/x-gzip)
VarLogDistupgradeMainlog.gz Edit (11.2 KiB, application/x-gzip)
VarLogDistupgradeTermlog.gz Edit (450 bytes, application/x-gzip)

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Ubuntu Foundations Team Bug Bot (crichton) wrote on 2012-03-10:

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 541595, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.