package cups 1.5.2-5 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Peter Belew]

I had just upgraded Xubuntu on this Compaq 64-bit system from 11:10 to 12:04 alpha-1, and then tried to upgrade that to the lastest with apt-get. Running apt-get update shows a number of problems with the sources.list file; I tried to comment out some lines, to no avail. Some packages, including cups, fail to install properly.

Ubuntu version and kernel version
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=12.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=precise
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu precise (development branch)"
Linux compaq 3.2.0-17-generic #27-Ubuntu SMP Fri Feb 24 15:37:36 UTC 2012 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
model name : AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3800+
cpu MHz : 1000.000

I am trying to set the system up to reproduce bug # 929054 regarding the problem that the AltGr key doesn't work properly in the xfce4-terminal program and others, in 12.04 alpha-2 with updates.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.2-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Feb 28 18:00:51 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 001 Device 003: ID 058f:6362 Alcor Micro Corp. Flash Card Reader/Writer
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0d8c:0102 C-Media Electronics, Inc. CM106 Like Sound Device
MachineType: Compaq Presario 061 EX325AA-ABA SR1950NX NA670
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-17-generic root=UUID=2e556c76-52aa-4ac4-aecf-128b0147d549 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.2-5 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: 05/10/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 3.08
dmi.board.name: NAGAMI2
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: 2.00
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.version: 1111
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr3.08:bd05/10/2006:svnCompaqPresario061:pnEX325AA-ABASR1950NXNA670:pvr0nx1411RE101NAGA200:rvnASUSTekComputerINC.:rnNAGAMI2:rvr2.00:cvn:ct3:cvr1111:
dmi.product.name: EX325AA-ABA SR1950NX NA670
dmi.product.version: 0nx1411RE101NAGA200
dmi.sys.vendor: Compaq Presario 061

[Peter Belew (peterbe)]

I was doing the upgrade from the DVD 'xubuntu 12.04 precise desktop AMD64.iso'.

I had taken the choice of letting the installer upgrade existing packages while trying to keep my data unchanged. The system already had separate "/" and "/home" partitions, along with a swap partition.

I probably should have done what I usually do, which is to do a reinstall, with custom partitioning, leaving /home untouched.

[Apport retracing service (apport)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this crash and helping to make this software better. This particular crash has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug #942771, so is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.