package cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Zac Tolley]

I was upgrading from 14.04 to 16.04 and received this message part way through the upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-85.129-generic 3.13.11-ckt36
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-85-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Jul 19 12:31:15 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-12-23 (574 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.3)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: HP ProLiant MicroServer Gen8
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-85-generic root=UUID=b4a74f34-09e0-4f8c-bcb2-c81a94283c29 ro nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
SourcePackage: cups-filters
Title: package cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-19 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/06/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: HP
dmi.bios.version: J06
dmi.chassis.type: 7
dmi.chassis.vendor: HP
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHP:bvrJ06:bd06/06/2014:svnHP:pnProLiantMicroServerGen8:pvr:cvnHP:ct7:cvr:
dmi.product.name: ProLiant MicroServer Gen8
dmi.sys.vendor: HP

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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