package nvidia-prime 0.8.8 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up

[Ruslan]

I was doing an upgrade from 16.04 to 18.04 by `do-release-upgrade -d`, and after finishing install, on startup I was presented with a bug dialog suggesting me to make this bug report.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: nvidia-prime 0.8.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-23.25-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 12 12:37:11 2018
Dependencies:

ErrorMessage: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-03-23 (2271 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: nvidia-prime
Title: package nvidia-prime 0.8.8 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-06-12 (0 days ago)