package software-center (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1

Please see atttach report

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: software-center (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-127.153-generic 4.4.128
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-127-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.17
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed May 30 19:20:19 2018
DuplicateSignature:
 package:software-center:(not installed)
 Purging configuration files for software-center (16.01+16.04.20160420) ...
 rmdir: failed to remove '/var/cache/software-center/xapian/': No such file or directory
 dpkg: error processing package software-center (--purge):
  subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-08 (659 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.4
 apt 1.2.26
SourcePackage: software-center
Title: package software-center (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-01-18 (497 days ago)