package systemd 225-1ubuntu9.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2

[Nika Beridze]

This happened during automatic dist upgrade.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: systemd 225-1ubuntu9.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-35.40-generic 4.2.8-ckt5
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-35-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat Apr 23 11:20:54 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:systemd:225-1ubuntu9.1:subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-02-22 (60 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
MachineType: Dell Inc. Vostro 5470
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-35-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=7da29fb4-7834-4669-98ae-a5e6bf39e0ff ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1
 apt 1.2.10ubuntu1
SourcePackage: systemd
Title: package systemd 225-1ubuntu9.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed pre-removal script returned error exit status 2
UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev'
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-04-23 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 12/06/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0G5M5F
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A00
dmi.chassis.type: 8
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: 0.1
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd12/06/2013:svnDellInc.:pnVostro5470:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0G5M5F:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct8:cvr0.1:
dmi.product.name: Vostro 5470
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.