package gnome-software-common 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10 failed to install/upgrade: no package named 'gnome-software-common' is installed, cannot configure

[joseph masebya]

it is crashing everytime

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: gnome-software-common 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-116.140-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-116-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jun 12 14:13:40 2018
Dependencies:

DuplicateSignature:
 package:gnome-software-common:3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10
 Setting up aptdaemon (1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14) ...
 dpkg: error processing package gnome-software-common (--configure):
  no package named 'gnome-software-common' is installed, cannot configure
ErrorMessage: no package named 'gnome-software-common' is installed, cannot configure
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-06-12 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
PackageArchitecture: all
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: gnome-software
Title: package gnome-software-common 3.20.5-0ubuntu0.16.04.10 failed to install/upgrade: no package named 'gnome-software-common' is installed, cannot configure
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[joseph masebya (masebya)]

kindly help

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

the issue looks like a corruption rather than a package bug