package wamerican 2018.04.16-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed wamerican package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Håvard Johannessen]

im running a ubuntuserver on a HP Proliant ML 350 G6

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: wamerican 2018.04.16-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-72.80-generic 5.4.101
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-72-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: pass
Date: Wed Apr 21 21:12:53 2021
DuplicateSignature:
 package:wamerican:2018.04.16-1
 Setting up wamerican (2018.04.16-1) ...
 debconf: DbDriver "templatedb": could not sync /var/cache/debconf/templates.dat-new: Input/output error
 dpkg: error processing package wamerican (--configure):
  installed wamerican package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed wamerican package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-04-21 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 20.04.2 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20210201.2)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.5
SourcePackage: scowl
Title: package wamerican 2018.04.16-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed wamerican package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)