package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100

[Nicolas Frank]

Description: Ubuntu 12.04.2 LTS
Release: 12.04

cups:
  Installed: 1.5.3-0ubuntu6
  Candidate: 1.5.3-0ubuntu8
  Version table:
     1.5.3-0ubuntu8 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
 *** 1.5.3-0ubuntu6 0
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
     1.5.3-0ubuntu5.1 0
        500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-security/main i386 Packages
     1.5.2-9ubuntu1 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages

Crash reported during apt-get upgrade
Preparing to replace cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu6 (using .../cups_1.5.3-0ubuntu8_i386.deb) ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/cups not found.
dpkg: warning: subprocess old pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
dpkg - trying script from the new package instead ...
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/cups not found.
dpkg: error processing /var/cache/apt/archives/cups_1.5.3-0ubuntu8_i386.deb (--unpack):
 subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
invoke-rc.d: unknown initscript, /etc/init.d/cups not found.
dpkg: error while cleaning up:
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 100

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu6
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-43.68-generic-pae 3.2.42
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-43-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu17.2
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Wed May 22 11:11:49 2013
ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04.2 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20130213)
Lpstat:
 device for brother: dnssd://Brother%20MFC-5440CN._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
 device for MX920LAN: cnijnet:/18-0C-AC-30-50-7B
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. To be filled by O.E.M.
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 MX920LAN: Canon MX920 series Ver.3.90
 brother: Brother MFC-5440CN CUPS v1.1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-43-generic-pae root=UUID=45b533bc-6544-482b-90e6-d1ebd91ddcf3 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu6 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit status 100
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F7
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: Z77X-UD5H
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrF7:bd05/11/2012:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnTobefilledbyO.E.M.:pvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnZ77X-UD5H:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Nicolas,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups and printing. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu has been updated since then.

Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket?
If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug?
If you are, could you let us know, and in the current version, run the following (only once):
apport-collect BUGNUMBER
and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue.

Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu better.
G

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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