package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-49.70-generic 4.4.30
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-49-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog: W [19/Nov/2016:06:24:15 -0800] Notifier for subscription 127 (dbus://) went away, retrying!
Date: Sat Nov 19 15:21:39 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-15 (278 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140417)
KernLog:

Lpstat: device for Deskjet-1000-J110-series: hp:/usb/Deskjet_1000_J110_series?serial=CN14324KTB05D2
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA69VM-S2
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: Deskjet-1000-J110-series: HP Deskjet 1000 j110 Series, hpcups 3.16.3
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=c72ae849-27bf-4290-b0f7-e63dc51bf371 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=c72ae849-27bf-4290-b0f7-e63dc51bf371 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: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-11-12 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/07/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F7
dmi.board.name: GA-MA69VM-S2
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF7:bd12/07/2007:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA69VM-S2:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA69VM-S2:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA69VM-S2
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
modified.conffile..etc.default.cups:
 # Cups configure options

 # LOAD_LP_MODULE: enable/disable to load "lp" parallel printer driver module
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE has migrated to /etc/modules-load.d/cups-filters.conf
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes
mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-04-16T18:25:57