[Bug 1516453] Re: package ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: package ntp is already installed and configured

[dino99]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1407757 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1407757

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1407757
   multi-arch packages cannot be installed due to dpkg wrongly detecting them as already installed

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Title:
  package ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade:
  package ntp is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Description:	Ubuntu 15.10
  Release:	15.10
  ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1
  When logging in, after installing a new system,  this error report came up.:

  failed to install/upgrade: package ntp is already installed and
  configured

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
  Package: ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-18.22-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-18-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports:
   640:1000:115:61008:2015-11-14 20:53:45.029401150 +1300:2015-11-14 20:56:20.329352720 +1300:/var/crash/_usr_bin_software-properties-gtk.1000.crash
   600:0:115:147089:2015-11-14 20:50:19.856839179 +1300:2015-11-14 20:50:20.856839179 +1300:/var/crash/ntp.0.crash
   600:0:115:147104:2015-11-14 20:50:20.888837733 +1300:2015-11-14 20:50:20.860839103 +1300:/var/crash/krb5-locales.0.crash
   600:0:115:147126:2015-11-14 20:50:20.820841060 +1300:2015-11-14 20:50:20.596852020 +1300:/var/crash/linux-image-4.2.0-18-generic.0.crash
  Date: Sat Nov 14 20:50:20 2015
  DuplicateSignature: package:ntp:1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1:package ntp is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package ntp is already installed and configured
  ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-18-generic root=UUID=51c25ede-d9b4-4585-bb96-ba2172989552 ro quiet splash
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5
   apt  1.0.10.2ubuntu1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package ntp 1:4.2.6.p5+dfsg-3ubuntu8.1 failed to install/upgrade: package ntp is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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