package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Shiv]

no idea. I'm not a techie.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-46.67-generic 4.4.24
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-46-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Sun Dec 4 14:03:16 2016
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2016-12-04 14:03:13
 Commandline: apt-get install -f
 Requested-By: shiv (1000)
 Upgrade: cups-daemon:amd64 (2.1.3-4, 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1)
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-13 (325 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Beta amd64 (20150805)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Dell Inc. Inspiron 3542
Papersize: a4
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic root=UUID=9571943f-9c42-4eec-be73-f1d5eb0e3da8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic root=UUID=9571943f-9c42-4eec-be73-f1d5eb0e3da8 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.15
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-02 (123 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/13/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A12
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A12
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: Not Specified
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA12:bd05/13/2016:svnDellInc.:pnInspiron3542:pvrNotSpecified:rvnDellInc.:rn:rvrA12:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvrNotSpecified:
dmi.product.name: Inspiron 3542
dmi.product.version: Not Specified
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
modified.conffile..etc.default.cups:
 # Cups configure options

 # LOAD_LP_MODULE: enable/disable to load "lp" parallel printer driver module
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE has migrated to /etc/modules-load.d/cups-filters.conf
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes
mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2015-08-05T10:50:06