package menu 2.1.46ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

was doing an autoremove on 14.04 and it broke my installation.

now see the following when I try to do anything...

(root) zot (27)# apt-get install menu
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
menu is already the newest version.
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 5 not upgraded.
1 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
Setting up menu (2.1.46ubuntu1) ...
chmod: cannot access ‘/usr/bin/update-menus’: No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing package menu (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 menu
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: menu 2.1.46ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-126.175-generic 3.13.11-ckt39
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-126-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.25
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Oct 14 22:55:21 2017
DuplicateSignature: package:menu:2.1.46ubuntu1:subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-08-17 (1155 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.7
 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.17
SourcePackage: menu
Title: package menu 2.1.46ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
modified.conffile..etc.menu.methods.lang.h: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.menu.methods.menu.config: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.menu.methods.menu.h: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.menu.methods.translate.menus: [deleted]
modified.conffile..etc.su.to.rootrc: [deleted]