[Bug 1512829] [NEW] package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured

Abdullah akhatem at outlook.com
Tue Nov 3 18:23:52 UTC 2015 

Public bug reported:

it is not necessary to be bug really. what i did is that i unpacked this
package manually after downloading it from willy website. i guess this
should be fine as per below output, however, i still see some files in
the crash directory.

akhatem at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg -i /home/akhatem/Downloads/libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb 
[sudo] password for akhatem: 
Selecting previously unselected package libc-ares-dev:amd64.
(Reading database ... 179474 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ...
Setting up libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ...
akhatem at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ 


root at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash# ls -l
total 3704
-rw------- 1 root     whoopsie  226642 Nov  3 22:07 geoip-database-extra.0.crash
-rw-r----- 1 root     whoopsie 1782400 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash
-rw-r--r-- 1 root     whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.upload
-rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.uploaded
-rw-r----- 1 root     whoopsie 1775107 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash
-rw-r--r-- 1 root     whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload
-rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded
root at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash#

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports:
 640:0:115:1775107:2015-11-03 22:08:45.542613744 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash
 644:0:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload
 600:108:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded
 600:0:115:225584:2015-11-03 22:07:14.365556955 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556955 +0400:/var/crash/libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash
 600:0:115:226642:2015-11-03 22:07:15.389555798 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556879 +0400:/var/crash/geoip-database-extra.0.crash
Date: Tue Nov  3 22:07:15 2015
Dependencies:
 gcc-5-base 5.2.1-22ubuntu2
 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
 libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2
 multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4
DuplicateSignature: package:libc-ares2:amd64:1.10.0-2:package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
 apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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


** Tags: already-installed amd64 apport-package need-duplicate-check wily

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Title:
  package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package
  libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  it is not necessary to be bug really. what i did is that i unpacked
  this package manually after downloading it from willy website. i guess
  this should be fine as per below output, however, i still see some
  files in the crash directory.

  akhatem at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg -i /home/akhatem/Downloads/libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb 
  [sudo] password for akhatem: 
  Selecting previously unselected package libc-ares-dev:amd64.
  (Reading database ... 179474 files and directories currently installed.)
  Preparing to unpack .../libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb ...
  Unpacking libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ...
  Setting up libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ...
  Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ...
  akhatem at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ 

  
  root at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash# ls -l
  total 3704
  -rw------- 1 root     whoopsie  226642 Nov  3 22:07 geoip-database-extra.0.crash
  -rw-r----- 1 root     whoopsie 1782400 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root     whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.upload
  -rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.uploaded
  -rw-r----- 1 root     whoopsie 1775107 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash
  -rw-r--r-- 1 root     whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload
  -rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie       0 Nov  3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded
  root at akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash#

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:0:115:1775107:2015-11-03 22:08:45.542613744 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash
   644:0:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload
   600:108:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded
   600:0:115:225584:2015-11-03 22:07:14.365556955 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556955 +0400:/var/crash/libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash
   600:0:115:226642:2015-11-03 22:07:15.389555798 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556879 +0400:/var/crash/geoip-database-extra.0.crash
  Date: Tue Nov  3 22:07:15 2015
  Dependencies:
   gcc-5-base 5.2.1-22ubuntu2
   libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4
   libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2
   multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4
  DuplicateSignature: package:libc-ares2:amd64:1.10.0-2:package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
   apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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