After a "sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall", the following error occured: package pkg-config 0.29.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed pkg-config package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127

After "sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall" (to install nvidia-driver-415), the error occured.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: pkg-config 0.29.1-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-12.13-generic 4.18.17
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Dec 9 05:25:04 2018
ErrorMessage: installed pkg-config package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-12-08 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.10 "Cosmic Cuttlefish" - Release amd64 (20181017.3)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7rc1, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
PythonDetails: N/A
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
 apt 1.7.0
SourcePackage: pkg-config
Title: package pkg-config 0.29.1-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: installed pkg-config package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 127
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)