I forced the update with sudo apt-get -f upgrade and it worked, so I guess
its a mute point. thanks

On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:41 PM Till Kamppeter <email address hidden>
wrote:

> xnox, your fixed package actually contains the fix we agreed on to apply
> and it even seems to work in the newer Ubuntu versions Yakkety and
> Zesty, but seems not to work in Xenial. Do you have any idea what is
> happening here? Perhaps a bug in systemd?
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642966
>
> Title:
>   package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new
>   pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>
> Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
>   Fix Released
> Status in cups source package in Xenial:
>   Triaged
> Status in cups source package in Yakkety:
>   Fix Released
> Status in cups source package in Zesty:
>   Fix Released
>
> Bug description:
>   This is in xenial-proposed, please block release to -updates
>   accordingly :)
>
>   [Impact]
>   * fail to upgrade
>
>   [testcase]
>   Root cause is believed to be reproducible with:
>
>   #!/bin/bash
>   systemctl stop cups.path cups.service
>   rm /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>   systemctl start cups.path
>   touch /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>   sleep 1
>   rm /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>   sleep 1
>   systemctl stop cups.service
>   echo $?
>
>   ProblemType: Package
>   DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>   Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
>   ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-46.67-generic 4.4.24
>   Uname: Linux 4.4.0-46-generic x86_64
>   NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
>   ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
>   Architecture: amd64
>   CupsErrorLog:
>
>   Date: Fri Nov 18 11:13:15 2016
>   ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
> status 1
>   InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-02 (200 days ago)
>   InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
> (20160420.1)
>   Lpstat: device for mallards-officejet-pro-8600:
> dnssd://Officejet%20Pro%208600%20%5BD63461%5D._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=1c852a4d-b800-1f08-abcd-d89d67d63461
>   MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9550
>   Papersize: a4
>   PpdFiles: mallards-officejet-pro-8600: HP Officejet Pro 8600, hpcups
> 3.16.3
>   ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic.efi.signed
> root=UUID=3643ef37-7cee-41b3-9387-2faa819c44db ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic.efi.signed
> root=UUID=3643ef37-7cee-41b3-9387-2faa819c44db ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
>   RelatedPackageVersions:
>    dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
>    apt  1.2.15
>   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: 04/07/2016
>   dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.bios.version: 01.02.00
>   dmi.board.name: 0N7TVV
>   dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.board.version: A00
>   dmi.chassis.type: 9
>   dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>   dmi.modalias:
> dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.02.00:bd04/07/2016:svnDellInc.:pnXPS159550:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N7TVV:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
>   dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9550
>   dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>
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