package apt-utils 1.2.25 failed to install/upgrade: package apt-utils is already installed and configured

This bug was reported during the time of update.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: apt-utils 1.2.25
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-32.35~16.04.1-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-32-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.15
AptdaemonVersion: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Mar 3 11:42:06 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:apt-utils:1.2.25
 Processing triggers for dbus (1.10.6-1ubuntu3.3) ...
 dpkg: error processing package libapt-inst2.0:amd64 (--configure):
  package libapt-inst2.0:amd64 is already installed and configured
ErrorMessage: package apt-utils is already installed and configured
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-01-31 (30 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.3
 apt 1.2.25
SourcePackage: apt
Title: package apt-utils 1.2.25 failed to install/upgrade: package apt-utils is already installed and configured
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)