package avahi-dnsconfd 0.6.32-1ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[Alex Orzheshkovsky]

Got bug when did 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
NonfreeKernelModules: wl
ApportVersion: 2.20.7-0ubuntu3.8
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sun Apr 29 20:07:16 2018
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-05 (723 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-MATE 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
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: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to artful on 2017-10-20 (191 days ago)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Joe Jepsen (joe-jepsen)]

I am unable to update my system.

joe@joe-linux:~$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd avahi-utils
[sudo] password for joe:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
avahi-daemon is already the newest version (0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1).
avahi-utils is already the newest version (0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1).
The following packages will be upgraded:
  avahi-dnsconfd
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/14.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 392091 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Job for avahi-daemon.socket canceled.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Job for avahi-daemon.socket canceled.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
joe@joe-linux:~$ sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-dnsconfd avahi-utils
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
avahi-daemon is already the newest version (0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1).
avahi-utils is already the newest version (0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1).
The following packages will be upgraded:
  avahi-dnsconfd
1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 7 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/14.0 kB of archives.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
(Reading database ... 392091 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb ...
Job for avahi-daemon.socket canceled.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
dpkg: trying script from the new package instead ...
Job for avahi-daemon.socket canceled.
dpkg: error processing archive /var/cache/apt/archives/avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Errors were encountered while processing:
 /var/cache/apt/archives/avahi-dnsconfd_0.6.32-1ubuntu1.1_amd64.deb
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

joe@joe-linux:~$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Calculating upgrade... Done
The following packages will be upgraded:
  avahi-dnsconfd libpam-systemd libsystemd0 libsystemd0:i386 libudev1 systemd
  systemd-sysv udev
8 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 4,484 kB/4,498 kB of archives.
After this operation, 10.2 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu artful-updates/main amd64 libpam-systemd amd64 234-2ubuntu12.3 [111 kB]
Get:2 http://arch...