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

[Tinku Girdhar]

i dont know about bug
the problem that I encountered is flickering of screen

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-66.87-generic 4.4.44
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Mon Mar 27 18:46:01 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-31 (513 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-M1005: hp:/usb/HP_LaserJet_M1005?serial=KJ4645V
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Notebook
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-M1005: HP LaserJet M1005 MFP Foomatic/foo2xqx (recommended)
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=3adc3d04-e3ea-43b3-ba08-d775afef5740 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=3adc3d04-e3ea-43b3-ba08-d775afef5740 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 2017-02-14 (40 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: Insyde
dmi.bios.version: F.0C
dmi.board.asset.tag: Type2 - Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 80C2
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 96.12
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnInsyde:bvrF.0C:bd06/18/2015:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPNotebook:pvrType1ProductConfigId:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn80C2:rvr96.12:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Notebook
dmi.product.version: Type1ProductConfigId
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[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.