package cups-daemon 2.1.0-4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Max Shirazy]

This bug came up multiple times.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: cups-daemon 2.1.0-4ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-83.127-generic 3.13.11-ckt35
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-83-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Fri Mar 18 12:06:50 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:cups-daemon:2.1.0-4ubuntu3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-01-11 (432 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20140722.2)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Bad file descriptor
MachineType: TOSHIBA Satellite L775D
Papersize: letter
ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-83-generic root=UUID=7a1dfffa-2f95-4a7c-9668-a1c4e29a0c66 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-83-generic root=UUID=7a1dfffa-2f95-4a7c-9668-a1c4e29a0c66 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups-daemon 2.1.0-4ubuntu3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to wily on 2016-03-18 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/11/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.30
dmi.board.asset.tag: ATN12345678901234567
dmi.board.name: TKBSS
dmi.board.vendor: PEGATRON CORPORATION
dmi.board.version: 1.30
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: TOSHIBA
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.30:bd05/11/2011:svnTOSHIBA:pnSatelliteL775D:pvrPSK40U-00R003:rvnPEGATRONCORPORATION:rnTKBSS:rvr1.30:cvnTOSHIBA:ct10:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: Satellite L775D
dmi.product.version: PSK40U-00R003
dmi.sys.vendor: TOSHIBA
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: 2014-07-22T15:20:18

[gf (gf-interlinks-deactivatedaccount)]

Hello Max,
Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups. 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
[Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager]

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

[Expired for cups (Ubuntu) because there has been no activity for 60 days.]