package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[burjzyntski]

joe@maxdemian:~$ sudo apt-get install -f
[sudo] password for joe:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 3 not upgraded.
6 not fully installed or removed.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Setting up cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu4) ...
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 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
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.
No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                          No apport report written because the error message indicates its a followup error from a previous failure.
                                                    No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                                  No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already
                No apport report written because MaxReports is reached already

                                                                               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 cups-driver-gutenprint:
 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
Errors were encountered while processing:
 cups
 printer-driver-hpcups
 hplip
 printer-driver-postscript-hp
 printer-driver-gutenprint
 cups-driver-gutenprint
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-31.50-generic-pae 3.2.28
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-31-generic-pae i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu13
Architecture: i386
Date: Sat Sep 29 03:15:21 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up cups (1.5.3-0ubuntu4) ...
 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: Lubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release i386 (20111012)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP G62 Notebook PC
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-31-generic-pae root=UUID=31816d87-0308-4d11-8d82-91043c56949b ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-06-18 (103 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 11/23/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.32
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1425
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 54.56
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.32:bd11/23/2010:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPG62NotebookPC:pvr0591130000202710010620100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1425:rvr54.56:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP G62 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0591130000202710010620100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Can you follow the instructions of the section "Problems installing the CUPS package" on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebuggingPrintingProblems. Thanks.