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

[Tom Bradford]

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Tried to update and upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-66.87-generic 4.4.44
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-66-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_uvm nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Mon Mar 27 08:14:32 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-08-08 (230 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: LENOVO 41786VU
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=70733b6d-d3e8-4a4d-ad45-db455ef5032e ro quiet splash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-66-generic root=UUID=70733b6d-d3e8-4a4d-ad45-db455ef5032e ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
 apt 1.2.19
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: 01/21/2016
dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.bios.version: 83ET78WW (1.48 )
dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available
dmi.board.name: 41786VU
dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.board.version: Not Available
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO
dmi.chassis.version: Not Available
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr83ET78WW(1.48):bd01/21/2016:svnLENOVO:pn41786VU:pvrThinkPadT420:rvnLENOVO:rn41786VU:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable:
dmi.product.name: 41786VU
dmi.product.version: ThinkPad T420
dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO

[Hans Joachim Desserud (hjd)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 1676380, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Feel free to continue to report any other bugs you may find.