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

[Cletus Lichte]

dpkg crashes trying to configure cups.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.2-5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-12.21-generic 3.2.2
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-12-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 1.93-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Feb 28 23:49:50 2012
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120201.1)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
Lsusb:
 Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
 Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 004 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
 Bus 002 Device 002: ID 064e:a110 Suyin Corp. HP Webcam
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-12-generic root=UUID=297f172f-04f9-48e3-874e-60f6e8d77165 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: 11/29/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.25
dmi.board.name: 30D1
dmi.board.vendor: Quanta
dmi.board.version: 85.24
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Quanta
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.25:bd11/29/2007:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondv9700NotebookPC:pvrRev1:rvnQuanta:rn30D1:rvr85.24:cvnQuanta:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dv9700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: Rev 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

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