package linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128

[Robert Skegg]

Failed during automatic update install

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-137.163~14.04.1-generic 4.4.144
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-137-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.29
Architecture: i386
Date: Tue Oct 23 08:21:31 2018
DuplicateSignature: package:linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic:(not installed):subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-23 (1004 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta i386 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.8
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.18
SourcePackage: linux-lts-xenial
Title: package linux-image-4.4.0-138-generic (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-installation script returned error exit status 128
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)