[Bug 1788519] [NEW] package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured

[Henri Pouget]

Public bug reported:

I tried to change graphical card driver, using Gnome System Settings >
Software & updates > additional Drivers, from xserver-xorg-video-nouveau
to NVIDIA.

After commiting this change, surprisingly, the driver was still the
initial one !?

So I redo the same operation, and this time it succeed, but generating
the current bug.

I suppose that things were partially done during the first attempt and
completed by the second, but with errors due to the staff that was
already performed during the first attempt.

Note that it it mandatory to change graphical driver when installing
Ubuntu on ASUS desktop.

Anyway, great thanks for your OS : it is very nice to use it daily like
I do !

UBUNTU 18.04.1 LTS

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-32.35-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19
Architecture: amd64
CrashReports: 600:0:117:252220:2018-08-23 01:31:18.499647378 +0200:2018-08-23 01:31:19.499647378 +0200:/var/crash/base-files.0.crash
Date: Thu Aug 23 01:31:19 2018
Dependencies:
 
DpkgTerminalLog:
 dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
  package base-files is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package base-files is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-21 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files 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 bionic

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Title:
  package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package
  base-files is already installed and configured

Status in dpkg package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I tried to change graphical card driver, using Gnome System Settings >
  Software & updates > additional Drivers, from xserver-xorg-video-
  nouveau to NVIDIA.

  After commiting this change, surprisingly, the driver was still the
  initial one !?

  So I redo the same operation, and this time it succeed, but generating
  the current bug.

  I suppose that things were partially done during the first attempt and
  completed by the second, but with errors due to the staff that was
  already performed during the first attempt.

  Note that it it mandatory to change graphical driver when installing
  Ubuntu on ASUS desktop.

  Anyway, great thanks for your OS : it is very nice to use it daily
  like I do !

  UBUNTU 18.04.1 LTS

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-32.35-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-32-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
  AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19
  Architecture: amd64
  CrashReports: 600:0:117:252220:2018-08-23 01:31:18.499647378 +0200:2018-08-23 01:31:19.499647378 +0200:/var/crash/base-files.0.crash
  Date: Thu Aug 23 01:31:19 2018
  Dependencies:
   
  DpkgTerminalLog:
   dpkg: error processing package base-files (--configure):
    package base-files is already installed and configured
  ErrorMessage: package base-files is already installed and configured
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-21 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
  Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
  PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
   apt  1.6.3ubuntu0.1
  SourcePackage: dpkg
  Title: package base-files 10.1ubuntu2.2 failed to install/upgrade: package base-files is already installed and configured
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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