package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Bonzi Paolo]

release installed 1.5.3-Oubuntu1
ERROR message: Module usblp does not exist in /proc/modules
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
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of printer-driver-hpcups:
 printer-driver-hpcups depends on cups; however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing printer-driver-hpcups (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hplip:
 hplip depends on printer-driver-hpcups (= 3.12.2-1ubuntu3.1); however:
  Package printer-driver-hpcups is not configured yet.
 hplip depends on cups (>= 1.1.20); however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hplip (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of printer-driver-postscript-hp:
 printer-driver-postscript-hp depends on hplip (>= 3.12.2-1ubuntu3.1); however:
  Package hplip is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing printer-driver-postscript-hp (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of printer-driver-gutenprint:No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

 printer-driver-gutenprint depends on cups (>= 1.3.0); however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing printer-driver-gutenprint (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cups-driver-gutenprint:No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

 cups-driver-gutenprint depends on printer-driver-gutenprint; however:
  Package printer-driver-gutenprint is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing cups-driver-gutenprint (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hplip-cups:No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

 hplip-cups depends on printer-driver-hpcups; however:
  Package printer-driver-hpcups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing hplip-cups (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Setting up w3m (0.5.3-5ubuntu1) ...
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
update-alternatives: error: unable to read link `/etc/alternatives/www-browser': Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing w3m (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cups
 printer-driver-hpcups
 hplip
 printer-driver-postscript-hp
 printer-driver-gutenprint
 cups-driver-gutenprint
 hplip-cups
 w3m
Error in function:
Setting up w3m (0.5.3-5ubuntu1) ...
update-alternatives: error: unable to read link `/etc/alternatives/www-browser': Invalid argument
dpkg: error processing w3m (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
Setting up cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu1) ...
ERROR: Module usblp does not exist in /proc/modules
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
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of printer-driver-hpcups:
 printer-driver-hpcups depends on cups; however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing printer-driver-hpcups (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of printer-driver-gutenprint:
 printer-driver-gutenprint depends on cups (>= 1.3.0); however:
  Package cups is not configured yet.
dpkg: error processing printer-driver-gutenprint (--configure):
 dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of hplip-cups:
 hplip-cups depends on printer-driver-hpcups; however:
  Package printer-driver-hpcups is not configured yet.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Wed Sep 19 10:05:42 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 10.04 "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20100429)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 045e:0084 Microsoft Corp. Basic Optical Mouse
 Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0930:6545 Toshiba Corp. Kingston DataTraveler 102 Flash Drive / HEMA Flash Drive 2 GB / PNY Attache 4GB Stick
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 EPSON-Stylus-Photo-810: Epson Stylus Photo 810 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 Simplified
 Stylus-Photo-810: Epson Stylus Photo 810 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.7 Simplified
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-30-generic root=UUID=18f964ff-2b49-40d6-bba7-0908f753f459 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-28 (114 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/05/2002
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: PLATINIX-2
dmi.board.vendor: Legend QDI
dmi.board.version: V1.XX
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvr6.00PG:bd06/05/2002:svn:pn:pvr:rvnLegendQDI:rnPLATINIX-2:rvrV1.XX:cvn:ct3:cvr:

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

This problem is already fixed in the current version of the CUPS package for Precise. Please update your system. If this prevents you from doing the initial installation of Precise, use the 12.04.1 image.