-f worked for me too. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642790
Title: package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: occurred during upgrade 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 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Thu Nov 17 20:46:19 2016 ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1 InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-06-11 (525 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) Lpstat: device for HP-Officejet-Pro-8600: socket://192.168.1.9:9100 MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-990FXA-UD5 Papersize: letter PpdFiles: HP-Officejet-Pro-8600: HP Officejet Pro 8600, hpcups 3.16.3 ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=UUID=acc6d16a-821d-416e-b8c5-8eb389d3a212 ro quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw vt.handoff=7 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-47-generic root=UUID=acc6d16a-821d-416e-b8c5-8eb389d3a212 ro quiet splash nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw nomdmonddf nomdmonisw 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: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 10/03/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: F12 dmi.board.name: GA-990FXA-UD5 dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: x.x dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF12:bd10/03/2013:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-990FXA-UD5:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-990FXA-UD5:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr: dmi.product.name: GA-990FXA-UD5 dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1642790/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp