package udev 229-4ubuntu17 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is already installed and configured

[liping yan]

I am actually not quite sure how does this bug happen.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: udev 229-4ubuntu17
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-54-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 20 09:17:36 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:udev:229-4ubuntu17
 Unpacking mythes-en-au (2.1-5.4) ...
 dpkg: error processing package udev (--configure):
  package udev is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package udev is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-06-15 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP ProBook 4441s
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-54-generic root=UUID=370f70ea-86ad-4d49-ae13-6586b1d44b4e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.2
 apt 1.2.20
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package udev 229-4ubuntu17 failed to install/upgrade: package udev is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 10/07/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68IRR Ver. F.43
dmi.board.name: 17F3
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 58.20
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68IRRVer.F.43:bd10/07/2013:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPProBook4441s:pvrA1019D1105:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn17F3:rvrKBCVersion58.20:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP ProBook 4441s
dmi.product.version: A1019D1105
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard