package ubuntu-mate-welcome 16.04.9.1 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up

[Vaughan Allan]

Failed during upgrade 16.04LTS -> 18.04LTS on Odroid XU4 (arm7hl)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: ubuntu-mate-welcome 16.04.9.1
Uname: Linux 3.10.82-39 armv7l
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
Architecture: armhf
Date: Thu Feb 28 15:23:36 2019
ErrorMessage: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
PackageArchitecture: all
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.04
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15rc1, python-minimal, 2.7.15~rc1-1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu2.1
 apt 1.6.8
SourcePackage: ubuntu-mate-welcome
Title: package ubuntu-mate-welcome 16.04.9.1 failed to install/upgrade: there is no script in the new version of the package - giving up
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2019-02-28 (0 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for ubuntu-mate-welcome (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]