package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured

Procedures to reproducing bug:

Fresh install Ubuntu 9.10 via burned DVD+RW from image with full language support. Microsoft Intellimouse Serial & PS/2 mouse plugged in but only PS/2 mouse recognized. Did not have speakers plugged into sound output jack to tell if sound was working. Did not do extensive testing of each installed PCI card, etc.
Upgraded to Ubuntu 10.x LTS. No additional troubles to note.
Upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04. After reboot, VGA display would not come up in the GUI due to monitor unable to sync with the frequencies. Shutdown computer via the power button tapping in very briefly to trigger ordered shutdown.
VGA monitor would not display anything due to "out of range" synchronization / frequency error--work around was to unplug the VGA monitor prior to starting of X, then after 30 seconds, plug in the VGA cable to the display card.
Alt-Ctrl-F1
sudo su -
aptitude
Went to the updatable software item that was marked as upgradable, pressed +, pressed g (go).
Updating completed in aptitude successfully so quit out.
Rebooted via shutdown -r now
Did the VGA monitor disconnected trick above to avoid the "out of range" sync problem. VGA came up in 800x600 or 1024x768 mode without incident.
Got the error for the package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 etc. Clicked on report error.

Hardware Configuration:

Intel Motherboard e210882 Desktop D845WN. Intel Pentium IV single core at 1.6 GHz. Installed RAM=768 Mbytes PC133. System disk=3 Tbyte WD Green Sata 3 HDD. LG Multi DVD-RW IDE drive. Acer Low speed Gen 1 CDRW IDE drive. Generic High Speed Gen 2 CDRW IDE drive. ATI rage 128 AGP video card. DLink DGE-530T Gigabit PCI Ethernet Network card. Vantec PCI Sata/eSata single port controller (UGT-ST300) based on Silicon Image SataLink Sil-3512 controller IC chip. Hauppauge WinTV PVR-250. USR/Cisco Voice Modem V.92. Creative Labs Modem Blaster V.92 DI-5792 Connexant Technologies hcf software/win modem. MS Intellimouse 1.3A PS/2. MS Intellimouse 1.1A Serial. DigiPro WP5540 pen tablet USB2. Creative Live! Cam Vista IM USB2 web cam. Sound interface built into Intel Motherboard.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-54.82-generic 3.2.50
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-54-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.5
Architecture: i386
Date: Sun Oct 13 12:08:08 2013
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.2)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dpkg
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.12.1ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: package dictionaries-common is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-10-13 (0 days ago)