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

[Jonathan Stone]

I'm new to Ubuntu, no clue what happened. Just tried to install an OS update from the software manager.

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
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Mar 28 01:29:54 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-01-21 (65 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160719)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: MSI MS-7641
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=dc5ab334-a489-4fc8-beca-72fce6981c05 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=dc5ab334-a489-4fc8-beca-72fce6981c05 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/28/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: V25.0
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: 760GMA-P34(FX) (MS-7641)
dmi.board.vendor: MSI
dmi.board.version: 5.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI
dmi.chassis.version: 5.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV25.0:bd05/28/2013:svnMSI:pnMS-7641:pvr5.0:rvnMSI:rn760GMA-P34(FX)(MS-7641):rvr5.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr5.0:
dmi.product.name: MS-7641
dmi.product.version: 5.0
dmi.sys.vendor: MSI

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.