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

this error came up while doing a regular update via synaptic

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-49.70-generic 4.4.30
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-49-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Nov 19 10:23:36 2016
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
Lpstat:
 device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
 device for Samsung-ML-2010: usb://Samsung/ML-2010?serial=4437BKCP909912Y.
MachineType: BIOSTAR Group G41D3+
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Samsung-ML-2010: Samsung ML-2010, 2.0.0
 PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=93b281f1-ef7e-4abf-810f-133fff0baa80 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-49-generic root=UUID=93b281f1-ef7e-4abf-810f-133fff0baa80 ro quiet splash 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: 12/28/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 080015
dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: G41D3+
dmi.board.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.board.version: 6.0
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: None
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
dmi.chassis.version: 6.0
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr080015:bd12/28/2010:svnBIOSTARGroup:pnG41D3+:pvr6.0:rvnBIOSTARGroup:rnG41D3+:rvr6.0:cvnBIOSTARGroup:ct3:cvr6.0:
dmi.product.name: G41D3+
dmi.product.version: 6.0
dmi.sys.vendor: BIOSTAR Group
modified.conffile..etc.default.cups:
 # Cups configure options

 # LOAD_LP_MODULE: enable/disable to load "lp" parallel printer driver module
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE has migrated to /etc/modules-load.d/cups-filters.conf
 # LOAD_LP_MODULE=yes
mtime.conffile..etc.default.cups: 2014-07-23T19:08:06