Thanks. I cannot reproduce it but I think that the problem is something like: - A package and its predependency set the same trigger. It is set once for the predependency. - The package and the predeps are unpacked - The predeps are configured (but the trigger is not activated since is waiting for the main package to configure) - The package is configured but the installation is suddenly interrupted (and here is the point that I cannot reproduce being unable to find how and exactly when it must be interrupted) and the trigger is not executed. - The installation reach a unstable state where dpkg (or apt) thinks that the predep is correctly installed but the trigger was not executed. - On the next installation dpkg (or apt) tries to configure a package (the predep) already marked as configured.
** Changed in: dpkg (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Confirmed -- package gcc 4:4.4.4-1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package gcc is already installed and configured https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/604305 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs