package grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: package grub2-common is already installed and configured

Bug #1672395 reported by Alexey
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This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
dpkg (Ubuntu)
Confirmed
High
Unassigned

Bug Description

Reported during update. No idea what is the source.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1-generic 4.8.11
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 600:0:116:237984:2017-03-13 14:35:57.472881078 +0100:2017-03-13 14:35:58.472881078 +0100:/var/crash/grub2-common.0.crash
 600:0:116:237982:2017-03-13 14:35:58.452876309 +0100:2017-03-13 14:35:58.432871623 +0100:/var/crash/grub-common.0.crash
 600:0:116:237982:2017-03-13 14:35:58.488884745 +0100:2017-03-13 14:35:58.472880996 +0100:/var/crash/grub-pc-bin.0.crash
Date: Mon Mar 13 14:35:58 2017
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub2-common:2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8
 Unpacking appmenu-qt5 (0.3.0+16.04.20170216-0ubuntu1) over (0.3.0+16.04.20170216-0ubuntu1) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-common (--configure):
  package grub-common is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package grub2-common is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-13 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-36-generic root=UUID=a83a6bd2-fc9d-428e-acf7-eefe0347ebc6 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package grub2-common 2.02~beta2-36ubuntu3.8 failed to install/upgrade: package grub2-common is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

Revision history for this message
Alexey (governor) wrote :
tags: removed: need-duplicate-check
Revision history for this message
Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

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

Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
Changed in dpkg (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → High
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