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

[Jorge Omar Gil Posada]

If you are using third party repositories then disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
Now run the following command in a terminal: apt-get install -f

If you are using third party repositories then disable them, since they are a common source of problems.
Now run the following command in a terminal: apt-get install -f

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-47.68-generic 4.4.24
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-47-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
AptOrdering:
 cups-daemon: Install
 cups-daemon: Configure
 cups-core-drivers: Configure
 cups: Configure
 NULL: ConfigurePending
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Sun Feb 5 20:08:13 2017
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2017-02-05 20:08:11
 Commandline: apt-get install -f
 Requested-By: jorge (1000)
 Upgrade: cups-daemon:amd64 (2.1.3-4, 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1)
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-02-22 (1444 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121017.5)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Acer Aspire V5-431
Papersize: a4
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=UUID=b8a734d9-9a19-4310-9464-ab3b143fb195 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=UUID=b8a734d9-9a19-4310-9464-ab3b143fb195 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 2016-06-25 (225 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 08/31/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: V2.03
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Aspire V5-431
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V2.03
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.03
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrV2.03:bd08/31/2012:svnAcer:pnAspireV5-431:pvrV2.03:rvnAcer:rnAspireV5-431:rvrV2.03:cvnAcer:ct9:cvrV2.03:
dmi.product.name: Aspire V5-431
dmi.product.version: V2.03
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
modified.conffile..etc.default.cups: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-06-07T20:30:22.151186