package nvidia-prime (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127

[Neeraj Kumar]

Desktop goes to sleep very often.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: nvidia-prime (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-43.48~16.04.1-generic 4.13.16
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-43-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia_drm nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 18 12:02:19 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:nvidia-prime:(not installed)
 Removing nvidia-prime (0.8.2) ...
 /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-prime.postrm: 79: /var/lib/dpkg/info/nvidia-prime.postrm: lsb_release: not found
 dpkg: error processing package nvidia-prime (--remove):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-03-29 (420 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170215.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: nvidia-prime
Title: package nvidia-prime (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.