package xdg-desktop-portal (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: no package named 'xdg-desktop-portal' is installed, cannot configure

unknown error encountered

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xdg-desktop-portal (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-45.48~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-45-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.21
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Feb 14 20:20:57 2020
ErrorMessage: no package named 'xdg-desktop-portal' is installed, cannot configure
InstallationDate: Installed on 2020-02-13 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20190227)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.6
 apt 1.2.32
SourcePackage: xdg-desktop-portal
Title: package xdg-desktop-portal (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: no package named 'xdg-desktop-portal' is installed, cannot configure
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)