package shared-mime-info 1.15-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed shared-mime-info package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Owen Lamont]

Failure occurred on update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: shared-mime-info 1.15-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.4.0-47.51-generic 5.4.55
Uname: Linux 5.4.0-47-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.8
AptOrdering:
 bcompare:amd64: Install
 r-cran-mass:amd64: Install
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Sat Sep 12 19:29:30 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:shared-mime-info:1.15-1
 Processing triggers for shared-mime-info (1.15-1) ...
 Failed to rename /usr/share/mime/inode/socket.xml.new as /usr/share/mime/inode/socket.xml: No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package shared-mime-info (--configure):
  installed shared-mime-info package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed shared-mime-info package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-05-07 (127 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" - Release amd64 (20200423)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.2, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: shared-mime-info
Title: package shared-mime-info 1.15-1 failed to install/upgrade: installed shared-mime-info package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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