package software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Dan Christensen]

During upgrade from 12.04 to 14.04, the upgrade process reported an error with the software-center
package (as well as python-appindicator and ubuntu-desktop).

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-29.53-generic 3.13.11.2
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-29-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.2
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jun 12 12:23:50 2014
DuplicateSignature: package:software-center:13.10-0ubuntu4.1:ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: package software-center 13.10-0ubuntu4.1 failed to install/upgrade: ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-06-12 (0 days ago)