Public bug reported: This error happened during todays package upgrades. Then I tried to run "sudo apt-get upgrade" from terminal, but the same error came also up from there.
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-030400rc2-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu2 AptOrdering: cups: Configure Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Thu Apr 12 17:17:28 2012 DpkgTerminalLog: Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript cups, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 DuplicateSignature: Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ... start: Job failed to start invoke-rc.d: initscript cups, action "start" failed. dpkg: error processing cups (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused MachineType: LENOVO 4290W4H Papersize: letter ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.4.0-030400rc2-generic root=/dev/mapper/hostname-root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-04-09 (3 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8DET50WW (1.20 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4290W4H dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET50WW(1.20):bd07/07/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4290W4H:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4290W4H:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4290W4H dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/979976 Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/979976/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs