package tex-common 6.09 failed to install/upgrade: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

[Mudassir]

I got this error while upgrading from 16.04 to 18.04.
I used to get a similar error while using 16.04.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: tex-common 6.09
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-36.39~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-36-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 15 22:15:54 2018
ErrorMessage: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-09-29 (381 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20170801)
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.6, python3-minimal, 3.6.5-3ubuntu1
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2
 apt 1.6.3ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: tex-common
Title: package tex-common 6.09 failed to install/upgrade: installed tex-common package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-15 (0 days ago)