Public bug reported: I was doing a distribution upgrade and this hapened
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.10 Package: hostname 3.05ubuntu1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.50-generic 2.6.38.8 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686 ApportVersion: 1.23-0ubuntu2 Architecture: i386 Date: Tue Oct 4 11:58:16 2011 ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package hostname is already installed and configured InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Beta i386 (20110413) SourcePackage: dpkg Title: package hostname 3.05ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package hostname is already installed and configured UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to oneiric on 2011-10-04 (0 days ago) ** Affects: dpkg (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: apport-package i386 oneiric -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/866620 Title: package hostname 3.05ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package hostname is already installed and configured To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dpkg/+bug/866620/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs