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What will happen if I install the same package twice, for example the ubuntu-desktop?
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No harm will come.
The second time you try to install a package it will simply tell you it’s already installed.
If the package was just installed it will say:
<Package> is already the newest version (<version number>)
If the package was upgraded since it was last installed/upgraded then it will be upgraded:
The following packages will be upgraded:
<Package>
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, ___ to remove and ___ not upgraded