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

[Doug Turner]

This error popped up on boot.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1-generic 4.8.17
Uname: Linux 4.8.0-41-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Mon Mar 27 08:05:07 2017
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-17 (316 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Lpstat:
 device for Brother-HL-L2305-series: dnssd://Brother%20HL-L2305%20series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=e3248000-80ce-11db-8000-d85de244f9e6
 device for Deskjet_F4500: hp:/usb/Deskjet_F4500_series?serial=CN06KC43RD05H5
 device for HLL2305: dnssd://Brother%20HL-L2305%20series._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=e3248000-80ce-11db-8000-d85de244f9e6
 device for HP-Deskjet-F4500-series: hp:/net/Deskjet_F4500_series?ip=192.168.1.253
 device for HP-Deskjet-F4500-seriesCMD:PCL: dnssd://Deskjet%20F4500%20series%20%5B387D99%5D._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
MachineType: Dell Inc. Latitude E6410
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 Brother-HL-L2305-series: Brother HL-2460 BR-Script3
 Deskjet_F4500: HP Deskjet f4500 Series, hpcups 3.16.3
 HLL2305: Brother HL-L2305 for CUPS
 HP-Deskjet-F4500-seriesCMD:PCL: HP Deskjet f4500 Series, hpcups 3.16.3
 HP-Deskjet-F4500-series: HP Deskjet f4500 Series, hpcups 3.16.3
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-41-generic root=UUID=bf500e6e-5f7a-4222-be9d-b0a3ed0e9154 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.8.0-41-generic root=UUID=bf500e6e-5f7a-4222-be9d-b0a3ed0e9154 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
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: 12/05/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A16
dmi.board.name: 0K42JR
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA16:bd12/05/2013:svnDellInc.:pnLatitudeE6410:pvr0001:rvnDellInc.:rn0K42JR:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Latitude E6410
dmi.product.version: 0001
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

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Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #1677054, so 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. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.