installed phpmyadmin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10

Ubuntu Server 18.04
apt-get upgrade

Code:

Preparing to unpack .../phpmyadmin_4%3a4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5_all.deb ...
Determining localhost credentials from /etc/mysql/debian.cnf: succeeded.
dpkg: warning: old phpmyadmin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Determining localhost credentials from /etc/mysql/debian.cnf: succeeded.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/phpmyadmin_4%3a4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5_all.deb (--unpack):
 new phpmyadmin package pre-removal script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dbconfig-common: flushing administrative password
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 installed phpmyadmin package post-installation script subprocess returned error exit status 10
dpkg: warning: downgrading libssl1.1:amd64 from 1.1.1j-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+3 to 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9
Preparing to unpack .../libssl1.1_1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking libssl1.1:amd64 (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9) over (1.1.1j-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+3) ...
dpkg: warning: downgrading openssl from 1.1.1j-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+3 to 1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9
Preparing to unpack .../openssl_1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking openssl (1.1.1-1ubuntu2.1~18.04.9) over (1.1.1j-1+ubuntu18.04.1+deb.sury.org+3) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/phpmyadmin_4%3a4.6.6-5ubuntu0.5_all.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

how to fix it?

I also ran - dpkg -configure -a
that also throws error in the end:
Errors were encountered while processing:
phpmyadmin

 

What show commands

Code:

lsb_release -a

apt policy phpmyadmin

Have you modified /etc/apt/sources.list? Have you extra files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ ?