package systemd 244.3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127

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upgrade to 20.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: systemd 244.3-1ubuntu1
Uname: Linux 5.5.4-050504-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 28 18:06:33 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:systemd:244.3-1ubuntu1
 Installing new version of config file /etc/systemd/user.conf ...
 systemd-machine-id-setup: error while loading shared libraries: libsystemd-shared-242.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package systemd (--configure):
  installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
Lsusb:
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU USB Tablet
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Lsusb-t:
 /: Bus 02.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 5000M
 /: Bus 01.Port 1: Dev 1, Class=root_hub, Driver=xhci_hcd/4p, 480M
     |__ Port 1: Dev 2, If 0, Class=Human Interface Device, Driver=usbhid, 480M
MachineType: Hetzner vServer
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.5.4-050504-generic root=UUID=a19fc250-48f4-458e-a151-15fd77030b56 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.0-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu2
 apt 1.9.10
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 244.3-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: installed systemd package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-02-28 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/11/2017
dmi.bios.vendor: Hetzner
dmi.bios.version: 20171111
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: QEMU
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHetzner:bvr20171111:bd11/11/2017:svnHetzner:pnvServer:pvr20171111:cvnQEMU:ct1:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.family: Hetzner_vServer
dmi.product.name: vServer
dmi.product.version: 20171111
dmi.sys.vendor: Hetzner

[Dan Streetman (ddstreet)]

please reopen if this is still an issue