package libsane-hpaio:amd64 3.18.7+dfsg1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: end of file on stdin at conffile prompt

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I tried to install Kubuntu Full via Tasksel and when it got to this point it crashed,

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.10
Package: libsane-hpaio:amd64 3.18.7+dfsg1-2ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.18.0-12.13-lowlatency 4.18.17
Uname: Linux 4.18.0-12-lowlatency x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.10-0ubuntu13.1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog: W [03/Dec/2018:01:55:08 +0000] CreateProfile failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.NoReply:Did not receive a reply. Possible causes include: the remote application did not send a reply, the message bus security policy blocked the reply, the reply timeout expired, or the network connection was broken.
Date: Mon Dec 3 06:24:26 2018
ErrorMessage: end of file on stdin at conffile prompt
InstallationDate: Installed on 2017-12-30 (337 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 17.10 "Artful Aardvark" - Release amd64 (20171017.1)
Lpstat:
 device for HP-Officejet-4620-series: hp:/net/Officejet_4620_series?hostname=HP8851FBF9DA40.local
 device for Officejet-4620-series-Fax-4: hpfax:/usb/Officejet_4620_series?serial=CN312230DR05RT
MachineType: TOSHIBA SATELLITE P755
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 HP-Officejet-4620-series: HP Officejet 4620 Series, hpcups 3.18.7
 Officejet-4620-series-Fax-4: HP Fax4 hpcups
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.18.0-12-lowlatency root=UUID=133cc2f1-0421-4657-b678-1ef8b4e83d63 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=1
Python3Details: /usr/bin/python3.6, Python 3.6.7, python3-minimal, 3.6.7-1~18.10
PythonDetails: /usr/bin/python2.7, Python 2.7.15+, python-minimal, 2.7.15-3
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.19.0.5ubuntu5
 apt 1.7.0
SourcePackage: hplip
Title: package libsane-hpaio:amd64 3.18.7+dfsg1-2ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: end of file on stdin at conffile prompt
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to cosmic on 2018-11-25 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/30/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.bios.version: 2.80
dmi.board.asset.tag: NULL
dmi.board.name: PEQAA
dmi.board.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.board.version: 1.00
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: *
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnTOSHIBA:bvr2.80:bd10/30/2012:svnTOSHIBA:pnSATELLITEP755:pvrPSAY3E-01C00QIT:rvnTOSHIBA:rnPEQAA:rvr1.00:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.family: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
dmi.product.name: SATELLITE P755
dmi.product.sku: PSAY3E-01C00QIT
dmi.product.version: PSAY3E-01C00QIT
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
modified.conffile..etc.hp.hplip.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.hp.hplip.conf: 2018-08-11T01:32:26.997450