package cups-browsed 1.0.76-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

[William Tyler Sontag]

This is a brand new Ubuntu 15.10 installation and the first upgrade, post-install. 4 packages seem to fail with similar error messages

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: cups-browsed 1.0.76-1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-22.27-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Mon Jan 4 18:43:27 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:cups-browsed:1.0.76-1:subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-04 (0 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M.
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.2.0-22-generic.efi.signed root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro noprompt persistent quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: cups-filters
Title: package cups-browsed 1.0.76-1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/08/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: FA
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: F2A88XM-HD3
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrFA:bd01/08/2015:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnF2A88XM-HD3:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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