[Bug 1239435] [NEW] package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured

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Public bug reported:

Procedures to reproducing bug:

Fresh install Ubuntu 9.10 via burned DVD+RW from image with full language support.  Microsoft Intellimouse Serial & PS/2 mouse plugged in but only PS/2 mouse recognized. Did not have speakers plugged into sound output jack to tell if sound was working. Did not do extensive testing of each installed PCI card, etc.
Upgraded to Ubuntu 10.x LTS. No additional troubles to note.
Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. After reboot, VGA display would not come up in the GUI due to monitor unable to sync with the frequencies. Shutdown computer via the power button tapping in very briefly to trigger ordered shutdown.
VGA monitor would not display anything due to "out of range" synchronization / frequency error--work around was to unplug the VGA monitor prior to starting of X, then after 30 seconds, plug in the VGA cable to the display card.
Alt-Ctrl-F1
sudo su -
aptitude
Went to the updatable software item that was marked as upgradable, pressed +, pressed g (go).
Updating completed in aptitude successfully so quit out.
Rebooted via shutdown -r now
Did the VGA monitor disconnected trick above to avoid the "out of range" sync problem. VGA came up in 800x600 or 1024x768 mode without incident.
Got the error for the package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 etc. Clicked on report error.

Hardware Configuration:

Intel Motherboard e210882 Desktop D845WN. Intel Pentium IV single core
at 1.6 GHz. Installed RAM=768 Mbytes PC133. System disk=3 Tbyte WD Green
Sata 3 HDD. LG Multi DVD-RW IDE drive. Acer Low speed Gen 1 CDRW IDE
drive. Generic High Speed Gen 2 CDRW IDE drive. ATI rage 128 AGP video
card. DLink DGE-530T Gigabit PCI Ethernet Network card. Vantec PCI
Sata/eSata single port controller (UGT-ST300) based on Silicon Image
SataLink Sil-3512 controller IC chip. Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250. USR/Cisco
Voice Modem V.92. Creative Labs Modem Blaster V.92 DI-5792 Connexant
Technologies hcf software/win modem. MS Intellimouse 1.3A PS/2. MS
Intellimouse 1.1A Serial. DigiPro WP5540 pen tablet USB2. Creative Live!
Cam Vista IM USB2 web cam. Sound interface built into Intel Motherboard.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 13 12:08:08 2013
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.2)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-13 (0 days ago)

** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: apport-package i386 precise

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Title:
  package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade:
  ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and
  configured

Status in “dpkg” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Procedures to reproducing bug:

  Fresh install Ubuntu 9.10 via burned DVD+RW from image with full language support.  Microsoft Intellimouse Serial & PS/2 mouse plugged in but only PS/2 mouse recognized. Did not have speakers plugged into sound output jack to tell if sound was working. Did not do extensive testing of each installed PCI card, etc.
  Upgraded to Ubuntu 10.x LTS. No additional troubles to note.
  Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. After reboot, VGA display would not come up in the GUI due to monitor unable to sync with the frequencies. Shutdown computer via the power button tapping in very briefly to trigger ordered shutdown.
  VGA monitor would not display anything due to "out of range" synchronization / frequency error--work around was to unplug the VGA monitor prior to starting of X, then after 30 seconds, plug in the VGA cable to the display card.
  Alt-Ctrl-F1
  sudo su -
  aptitude
  Went to the updatable software item that was marked as upgradable, pressed +, pressed g (go).
  Updating completed in aptitude successfully so quit out.
  Rebooted via shutdown -r now
  Did the VGA monitor disconnected trick above to avoid the "out of range" sync problem. VGA came up in 800x600 or 1024x768 mode without incident.
  Got the error for the package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 etc. Clicked on report error.

  Hardware Configuration:

  Intel Motherboard e210882 Desktop D845WN. Intel Pentium IV single core
  at 1.6 GHz. Installed RAM=768 Mbytes PC133. System disk=3 Tbyte WD
  Green Sata 3 HDD. LG Multi DVD-RW IDE drive. Acer Low speed Gen 1 CDRW
  IDE drive. Generic High Speed Gen 2 CDRW IDE drive. ATI rage 128 AGP
  video card. DLink DGE-530T Gigabit PCI Ethernet Network card. Vantec
  PCI Sata/eSata single port controller (UGT-ST300) based on Silicon
  Image SataLink Sil-3512 controller IC chip. Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250.
  USR/Cisco Voice Modem V.92. Creative Labs Modem Blaster V.92 DI-5792
  Connexant Technologies hcf software/win modem. MS Intellimouse 1.3A
  PS/2. MS Intellimouse 1.1A Serial. DigiPro WP5540 pen tablet USB2.
  Creative Live! Cam Vista IM USB2 web cam. Sound interface built into
  Intel Motherboard.

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Oct 13 12:08:08 2013
  ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.2)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-13 (0 days ago)

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