package colord 0.1.16-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[William F. Dudley Jr.]

upgrade from 10.04 to 12.04.1 failed, colord and about 50 other packages failed to install.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: colord 0.1.16-2ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-35.55-powerpc-smp 3.2.34
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-35-powerpc-smp ppc
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu15.1
Architecture: powerpc
Date: Wed Jan 2 00:32:51 2013
Df:
 Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
 /dev/hda3 38666720 5342716 31359820 15% /
 none 315044 76 314968 1% /dev
 none 38666720 5342716 31359820 15% /run
 none 38666720 5342716 31359820 15% /run/lock
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2013-01-02 00:28:19
 Commandline: apt-get -f install
 Install: resolvconf:powerpc (1.63ubuntu16)
 Upgrade: ntfs-3g:powerpc (2010.3.6-1ubuntu1, 2012.1.15AR.1-1ubuntu1.2)
DuplicateSignature:
 Setting up colord (0.1.16-2ubuntu0.1) ...
 groupadd: group 'colord' already exists
 adduser: `/usr/sbin/groupadd -g 126 colord' returned error code 9. Exiting.
 dpkg: error processing colord (--configure):
  subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release powerpc (20100428)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: colord
Title: package colord 0.1.16-2ubuntu0.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2013-01-01 (0 days ago)