Public bug reported: it is not necessary to be bug really. what i did is that i unpacked this package manually after downloading it from willy website. i guess this should be fine as per below output, however, i still see some files in the crash directory.
akhatem@akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ sudo dpkg -i /home/akhatem/Downloads/libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb [sudo] password for akhatem: Selecting previously unselected package libc-ares-dev:amd64. (Reading database ... 179474 files and directories currently installed.) Preparing to unpack .../libc-ares-dev_1.10.0-2_amd64.deb ... Unpacking libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ... Setting up libc-ares-dev:amd64 (1.10.0-2) ... Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.4-1) ... akhatem@akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:~$ root@akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash# ls -l total 3704 -rw------- 1 root whoopsie 226642 Nov 3 22:07 geoip-database-extra.0.crash -rw-r----- 1 root whoopsie 1782400 Nov 3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash -rw-r--r-- 1 root whoopsie 0 Nov 3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.upload -rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie 0 Nov 3 22:16 libc-ares2:amd64.0.uploaded -rw-r----- 1 root whoopsie 1775107 Nov 3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash -rw-r--r-- 1 root whoopsie 0 Nov 3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload -rw------- 1 whoopsie whoopsie 0 Nov 3 22:08 libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded root@akhatem-HP-Pavilion-g4-Notebook-PC:/var/crash# ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10 Package: libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3 Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu4 AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 Architecture: amd64 CrashReports: 640:0:115:1775107:2015-11-03 22:08:45.542613744 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.crash 644:0:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:49.786824832 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.upload 600:108:115:0:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:2015-11-03 22:08:51.690945280 +0400:/var/crash/libsmi2ldbl:amd64.0.uploaded 600:0:115:225584:2015-11-03 22:07:14.365556955 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556955 +0400:/var/crash/libc-ares2:amd64.0.crash 600:0:115:226642:2015-11-03 22:07:15.389555798 +0400:2015-11-03 22:07:15.365556879 +0400:/var/crash/geoip-database-extra.0.crash Date: Tue Nov 3 22:07:15 2015 Dependencies: gcc-5-base 5.2.1-22ubuntu2 libc6 2.21-0ubuntu4 libgcc1 1:5.2.1-22ubuntu2 multiarch-support 2.21-0ubuntu4 DuplicateSignature: package:libc-ares2:amd64:1.10.0-2:package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured ErrorMessage: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-02 (1 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021) RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1 SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libc-ares2:amd64 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 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/1512829 Title: package libc-ares2:amd64 1.10.0-2 failed to install/upgrade: package libc-ares2:amd64 is already installed and configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/1512829/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs