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

[Randy Reynard]

Upgrade failed during restart.

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:

Date: Tue Nov 22 21:49:57 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-21 (276 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.4 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20160217.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP EliteBook 8460p
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=be23e76e-7df9-4048-be21-3a740a15bfbb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=be23e76e-7df9-4048-be21-3a740a15bfbb 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 2016-08-08 (107 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/04/2014
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: 68SCF Ver. F.50
dmi.board.name: 161C
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: KBC Version 97.4D
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: CNU2160PJ1
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvr68SCFVer.F.50:bd08/04/2014:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPEliteBook8460p:pvrA0001D02:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn161C:rvrKBCVersion97.4D:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvr:
dmi.product.name: HP EliteBook 8460p
dmi.product.version: A0001D02
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
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: 2016-02-17T16:19:09