package grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1

Bug #1900432 reported by TommieL
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Bug Description

failed in upgrade from 18.04 to 20.04 on a "clean ubuntu 18.04 installation" (no tweaking of ubuntu)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04
Package: grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-121.123-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-121-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.9
Architecture: amd64
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
Date: Mon Oct 19 13:39:43 2020
DuplicateSignature:
 package:grub-pc:2.04-1ubuntu26.4
 Setting up grub-pc (2.04-1ubuntu26.4) ...
 dpkg: error processing package grub-pc (--configure):
  installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-20 (668 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.15.0-121-generic root=/dev/sda ro console=ttyS0,19200n8 net.ifnames=0
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.8, Python 3.8.5, python3-minimal, 3.8.2-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.18, python-is-python2, 2.7.17-4
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.7ubuntu3
 apt 2.0.2ubuntu0.1
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-pc 2.04-1ubuntu26.4 failed to install/upgrade: installed grub-pc package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to focal on 2020-10-19 (0 days ago)

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TommieL (tool-n) wrote :
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Apport retracing service (apport) wrote : This bug is a duplicate

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 #1899736, 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.

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