package dictionaries-common 1.20.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255

Setting up dictionaries-common (1.20.5) ...
update-default-wordlist: Question empty but elements installed for class "wordlist"
  dictionaries-common/default-wordlist: return code: "0", value: ""
  Choices: , Manual symlink setting
  shared/packages-wordlist: return code: "10" owners/error: "shared/packages-wordlist doesn't exist"
  Installed elements: american (American English)

  Please see "/usr/share/doc/dictionaries-common/README.problems", section
  "Debconf database corruption" for recovery info.

update-default-wordlist: Selected wordlist ""
does not correspond to any installed package in the system
and no alternative wordlist could be selected.
dpkg: error processing package dictionaries-common (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell:
 aspell depends on dictionaries-common (>> 0.40); however:
  Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package aspell (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of aspell-en:
 aspell-en depends on aspell (>= 0.60.3-2); however:
  Package aspell is not configured yet.
 aspell-en depends on dictionaries-common (>= 0.49.2); however:
  Package dictionaries-common is not configured yet.

dpkg: error processing package aspell-en (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                                                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                                     Errors were encountered while processing:
 dictionaries-common
 aspell
 aspell-en
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: dictionaries-common 1.20.5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-117.164~precise1-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-117-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: pci_stub bnep rfcomm iwldvm mac80211 intel_rapl uvcvideo x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp videobuf2_core videodev videobuf2_vmalloc coretemp videobuf2_memops btusb bluetooth snd_hda_codec_hdmi nouveau i915 snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel iwlwifi snd_hda_codec ttm drm_kms_helper mei_me drm cfg80211 mei hp_accel rtsx_pci_ms lis3lv02d i2c_algo_bit memstick mac_hid shpchp hp_wmi sparse_keymap mxm_wmi wmi input_polldev hp_wireless lpc_ich rtsx_pci_sdmmc r8169 rtsx_pci
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.15
AptOrdering:
 dictionaries-common: Configure
 aspell: Configure
 aspell-en: Configure
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jul 25 12:06:25 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04.3 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20130820.1)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: dictionaries-common
Title: package dictionaries-common 1.20.5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 255
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2017-05-04 (82 days ago)