Public bug reported: While installing Synaptic package manager, I got an error report, that the installation failed. However, the error report details indicate an error upon installing Python - which is already installed for 2.7 and 3 on my computer.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: dh-python 2.20150826ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic i686 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu3 AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 Architecture: i386 Date: Wed Nov 4 10:01:23 2015 DpkgHistoryLog: Start-Date: 2015-11-04 10:00:30 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.100' Install: dwww:i386 (1.12.1), swish++:i386 (6.1.5-2.2, automatic), libfile-ncopy-perl:i386 (0.36-1, automatic), menu:i386 (2.1.47ubuntu1), tasksel-data:i386 (2.88ubuntu17, automatic), info2www:i386 (1.2.2.9-24, automatic), libcwidget3v5:i386 (0.5.17-3.1ubuntu2, automatic), aptitude-common:i386 (0.7.3-1ubuntu1, automatic), deborphan:i386 (1.7.28.8ubuntu1), libmime-types-perl:i386 (2.11-1ubuntu1, automatic), dlocate:i386 (1.02+nmu3, automatic), tasksel:i386 (2.88ubuntu17), aptitude:i386 (0.7.3-1ubuntu1, automatic), dctrl-tools:i386 (2.24-1, automatic) DuplicateSignature: package:dh-python:2.20150826ubuntu1:package dh-python is already installed and configured ErrorMessage: package dh-python is already installed and configured InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-03-04 (244 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Release i386 (20141022.1) PackageArchitecture: all RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1 SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package dh-python 2.20150826ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package dh-python is already installed and configured UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2015-10-27 (7 days ago) ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: already-installed apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check wily -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1513012 Title: package dh-python 2.20150826ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: package dh-python is already installed and configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1513012/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs