package cups 1.5.0-16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Tuomas Heino]

Precise alpha-1 installation (that failed to boot) upgraded to alpha-2 reported cups postinst failing after first boot. Might be an issue with the mirrors not having everything up to date.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.0-16
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-14.23-generic 3.2.3
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-14-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

CurrentDmesg:
 [ 277.875368] init: plymouth-stop pre-start process (1245) terminated with status 1
 [ 288.951559] hrtimer: interrupt took 59943779 ns
 [ 290.143025] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
Date: Sat Feb 4 17:09:11 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120112)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
MachineType: Bochs Bochs
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=(md/d0,gpt1)/vmlinuz-3.2.0-14-generic root=/dev/mapper/pre-pp_root ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.0-16 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 01/01/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Bochs
dmi.bios.version: Bochs
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Bochs
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnBochs:bvrBochs:bd01/01/2007:svnBochs:pnBochs:pvr:cvnBochs:ct1:cvr:
dmi.product.name: Bochs
dmi.sys.vendor: Bochs