Public bug reported: i was running software updater to update the packages it advised needed updating. during this process a popup advised a system software problem had been detected and software updater shutdown.
xubuntu 'utopic' software updater had just installed adobe flashplayer plugin and was installing remaining packages. i expected the update process to complete successfully. see above. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10 Package: libmysqlclient18:i386 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu8.1 AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr980-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Fri Jan 23 02:15:21 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:libmysqlclient18:i386:5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1:package libmysqlclient18:i386 is already installed and configured ErrorMessage: package libmysqlclient18:i386 is already installed and configured InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-13 (192 days ago) InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140416.2) Logs.var.log.daemon.log: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d..keepme: MySQLConf.etc.mysql.conf.d.mysqld.safe.syslog.cnf: [mysqld_safe] syslog MySQLVarLibDirListing: ['mysql_upgrade_info', 'ib_logfile1', 'mysql', 'ibdata1', 'performance_schema', 'debian-5.5.flag', 'ib_logfile0'] PackageArchitecture: i386 ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-29-generic root=UUID=e2033927-e394-4fa2-bf38-8b1b28a910ac ro quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package libmysqlclient18:i386 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmysqlclient18:i386 is already installed and configured UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: already-installed apport-package i386 need-duplicate-check utopic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1413692 Title: package libmysqlclient18:i386 5.5.41-0ubuntu0.14.10.1 failed to install/upgrade: package libmysqlclient18:i386 is already installed and configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1413692/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs