package software-properties-common 0.96.24.32.1 failed to install/upgrade: new software-properties-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 126

[Mirwais Shah Arya]

I don't know how it happened

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: software-properties-common 0.96.24.32.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-20.21-generic 4.15.17
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-20-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 27 14:03:01 2018
ErrorMessage: new software-properties-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 126
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.5, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.1
SourcePackage: software-properties
Title: package software-properties-common 0.96.24.32.1 failed to install/upgrade: new software-properties-common package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 126
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-04-27 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

This error is strange:

/var/lib/dpkg/info/python3-apt.prerm: /usr/bin/py3clean: /usr/bin/python3: bad interpreter: No such file or directory

Especially since the Python3Details shows /usr/bin/python3 linking to /usr/bin/python3.6. Just to be sure that is the output of 'which python3'?

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for software-properties (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]