package cups-browsed 1.0.67-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[Dorothy Thompson]

I can not update

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: cups-browsed 1.0.67-0ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-15.15-generic 3.19.3
Uname: Linux 3.19.0-15-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Mon Aug 17 21:53:05 2015
DuplicateSignature: package:cups-browsed:1.0.67-0ubuntu2:package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
ErrorMessage: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-08-16 (1 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Acer Aspire 7540
Papersize: letter
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.19.0-15-generic root=/dev/mapper/ubuntu--vg-root ro quiet splash init=/sbin/upstart
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1
 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.1
SourcePackage: cups-filters
Title: package cups-browsed 1.0.67-0ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 08/14/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: V1.07
dmi.board.name: JV71TR
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: Rev
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: None
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrV1.07:bd08/14/2009:svnAcer:pnAspire7540:pvr0100:rvnAcer:rnJV71TR:rvrRev:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrNone:
dmi.product.name: Aspire 7540
dmi.product.version: 0100
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer

[Steve Beattie (sbeattie)]

Thanks for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. We appreciate the difficulties you are facing, but this appears to be a "regular" (non-security) bug. I have unmarked it as a security issue since this bug does not show evidence of allowing attackers to cross privilege boundaries nor directly cause loss of data/privacy. Please feel free to report any other bugs you may find.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.