package doc-base 0.10.8 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[Pietro Figa' Talamanca]

The bug happened after I upgraded from Ubuntu16 to Ubuntu18

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: doc-base 0.10.8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 28 02:07:00 2020
ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-11-10 (1173 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
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: doc-base
Title: package doc-base 0.10.8 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2020-01-27 (0 days ago)