Upgrade to 19.04 fails with linux-image-5.0.0-8

Upgrade to 19.04 Ubuntu MATE fails with following:

Could not install 'linux-image-5.0.0-8-generic
triggers looping, abandoned

Could not install the upgrades

The upgrade has aborted. Your system could be in an unusable state. A recovery will run now (dpkg --configure -a).

Crash file attached

Description: Ubuntu Disco Dingo (development branch)
Release: 19.04

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 19.04
Package: linux-image-5.0.0-8-generic 5.0.0-8.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.0.0-8.9-generic 5.0.1
Uname: Linux 5.0.0-8-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu23
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC0: testdev 1693 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Wed Apr 3 22:17:28 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-04-03 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 18.04.2 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20190210)
IwConfig:
 lo no wireless extensions.

 ens33 no wireless extensions.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 004: ID 0e0f:0008 VMware, Inc.
 Bus 002 Device 003: ID 0e0f:0002 VMware, Inc. Virtual USB Hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0e0f:0003 VMware, Inc. Virtual Mouse
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform
ProcFB: 0 svgadrmfb
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.0.0-8-generic root=UUID=c2660f0c-ec7a-463d-9e93-56ddd8833be3 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 linux-restricted-modules-5.0.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-backports-modules-5.0.0-8-generic N/A
 linux-firmware 1.178
RfKill:
 0: hci0: Bluetooth
  Soft blocked: no
  Hard blocked: no
SourcePackage: linux
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to disco on 2019-04-04 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 04/13/2018
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00
dmi.board.name: 440BX Desktop Reference Platform
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: None
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: No Enclosure
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvr6.00:bd04/13/2018:svnVMware,Inc.:pnVMwareVirtualPlatform:pvrNone:rvnIntelCorporation:rn440BXDesktopReferencePlatform:rvrNone:cvnNoEnclosure:ct1:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VMware Virtual Platform
dmi.product.version: None
dmi.sys.vendor: VMware, Inc.