package shared-mime-info 1.10-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned

[danielbu]

Crash at the end of upgrade to 19.04

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: shared-mime-info 1.10-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-18.19-generic 4.18.20
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-18-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu27
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Apr 30 21:07:35 2019
ErrorMessage: triggers looping, abandoned
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-28 (1280 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.8, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.16, python-minimal, 2.7.16-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.6ubuntu1
 apt 1.8.0
SourcePackage: shared-mime-info
Title: package shared-mime-info 1.10-1 failed to install/upgrade: triggers looping, abandoned
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-30 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Rachel Greenham (rachel-strangenoises)]

ditto upgrading in two steps bionic->cosmic->disco