package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[Patrick]

the above occcurred while upgrading to Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 64-bit. The upgrade stalled when 90% completed, and I had to run sudo dpkg --configure -a from a terminal window inorder to complete it. At the end,

Errors were encountered while processing:
 memtest86+
 libpam-cap
 ubuntu-standard
 resolvconf
 libpam-gnome-keyring
 dictionaries-common
 samba-common
 smbclient
 ufw
 samba-common-bin
 aspell
 ubuntu-minimal
 nautilus-share
 hunspell-en-us
 printer-driver-pnm2ppa
 console-setup
 kbd
 pnm2ppa
 ubuntu-desktop
 checkbox-qt
 cups
 indicator-printers
 update-inetd
 printer-driver-hpcups
 bluez-cups
 printer-driver-gutenprint
 cups-bsd
 hplip-cups
 hplip
 sane-utils
 cups-driver-gutenprint
 checkbox-gtk
 grub-pc
 grub-gfxpayload-lists

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Fri May 4 23:03:36 2012
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up resolvconf (1.63ubuntu11) ...
 debconf: DbDriver "config": /var/cache/debconf/config.dat is locked by another process: Resource temporarily unavailable
 dpkg: error processing resolvconf (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=9006CDA206CD8A24 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-05-03 (2 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.13
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 1611
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 96.3A
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Chassis Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.13:bd07/07/2011:svnHewlett-Packard:pnHPPaviliondm1NotebookPC:pvr0588110000252B00000320100:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn1611:rvr96.3A:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: HP Pavilion dm1 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: 0588110000252B00000320100
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Brian Murray (brian-murray)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 349469, so it 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.