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

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problem with update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-67.88-generic 4.4.49
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-67-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Mar 27 14:15:34 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-13 (72 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1)
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 002: ID 058f:9360 Alcor Micro Corp. 8-in-1 Media Card Reader
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 046d:c52e Logitech, Inc. MK260 Wireless Combo Receiver
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-67-generic root=UUID=98639ab8-639d-48f1-a262-4a7700dfc197 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
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 2017-01-15 (71 days ago)
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: MS-7168
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080012:bd09/06/2005:svnPackardBellNEC:pn00000000000000000000000:pvrPB34208386:rvnNECCOMPUTERSINTERNATIONAL:rnMS-7168:rvr1.0:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: 00000000000000000000000
dmi.product.version: PB34208386
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: 2015-02-18T20:37:53

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1676380, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.