This seems like a more general problem to me. Several packages are listed with errors, I would say either dpkg's status database is severly broken on this system, or the package manager is doing evil things.
** Changed in: patch (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Converted to question: https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/patch/+question/97519 -- patch 2.5.9-5 failed to install/upgrade: package patch is already installed and configured https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/398598 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