package software-center (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

[yashraj wani]

unable to remove

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: elementary 0.4.1
Package: software-center (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-33.36~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-33-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Sep 7 17:33:28 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:software-center:(not installed)
 Purging configuration files for software-center (16.01+16.04.20160420) ...
 rmdir: failed to remove '/var/cache/software-center/xapian/': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package software-center (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-08-09 (28 days ago)
InstallationMedia: elementary OS 0.4.1 "Loki" - Stable amd64 (20180214)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.27
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: package software-center (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1677411, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.