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

It happened when I used command
sudo apt-get purge sendmail*

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: sendmail-base (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-46.77-generic 3.13.11-ckt15
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-46-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.7
AptOrdering:
 sensible-mda: Purge
 sendmail-bin: Purge
 sendmail-base: Purge
 sendmail-cf: Purge
Architecture: amd64
Date: Wed Mar 4 18:41:45 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:sendmail-base:(not installed):subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-07-16 (231 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
SourcePackage: sendmail
Title: package sendmail-base (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)