package fontconfig 2.12.6-0ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: installed fontconfig package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1810147 reported by Dingaan Malenga
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Bug Description

fter this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up fontconfig (2.12.6-0ubuntu2.3) ...
Regenerating fonts cache... failed.
See /var/log/fontconfig.log for more information.
dpkg: error processing package fontconfig (--configure):
 installed fontconfig package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 fontconfig
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

please help me with this particular error

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: fontconfig 2.12.6-0ubuntu2.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-42.45-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-42-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
AptOrdering: NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Dec 31 09:48:17 2018
DpkgTerminalLog:
 Setting up fontconfig (2.12.6-0ubuntu2.3) ...
 Regenerating fonts cache... failed.
 See /var/log/fontconfig.log for more information.
 dpkg: error processing package fontconfig (--configure):
  installed fontconfig package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed fontconfig package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
FontConfigLog: fc-cache: symbol lookup error: fc-cache: undefined symbol: FcDirCacheCreateUUID
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-22 (464 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 17.04 "Zesty Zapus" - Release amd64 (20170412)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.6
SourcePackage: fontconfig
Title: package fontconfig 2.12.6-0ubuntu2.3 failed to install/upgrade: installed fontconfig package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-06-05 (208 days ago)

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