package avahi-dnsconfd 0.6.32-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: sub-process pre-removal script returned error-code 1

[Marco Bruchmann]

Occurred during 'sudo apt full-upgrade'.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: avahi-dnsconfd 0.6.32-1ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.13.0-37.42-generic 4.13.13
Uname: Linux 4.13.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.7
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Apr 6 09:22:10 2018
ErrorMessage: Unterprozess neues pre-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-02 (1038 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-GNOME 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.3, python3-minimal, 3.6.3-0ubuntu2
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.14, python-minimal, 2.7.14-2ubuntu1
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.24ubuntu1
 apt 1.5.1
SourcePackage: avahi
Title: package avahi-dnsconfd 0.6.32-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: Unterprozess neues pre-removal-Skript gab den Fehlerwert 1 zurück
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Tony Arnold (tony-arnold)]

The issue occurred for me when the latest set of updates were applied. Just trying to remove avahi-dnsconfd give an error about the pre-removal script failing. Here is the output from 'apt remove avahi-dnsconfd'

# apt remove avahi-dnsconfd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED
  avahi-dnsconfd
0 to upgrade, 0 to newly install, 1 to remove and 0 not to upgrade.
After this operation, 92.2 kB disk space will be freed.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n]
(Reading database ... 602708 files and directories currently installed.)
Removing avahi-dnsconfd (0.6.32-1ubuntu1) ...
Job for avahi-daemon.socket canceled.
dpkg: error processing package avahi-dnsconfd (--remove):
 subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 avahi-dnsconfd
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)