package cups-browsed 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration

[H-Mitchie Custam]

I don't know

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: cups-browsed 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:

Date: Tue Jan 12 22:21:05 2016
DpkgHistoryLog:
 Start-Date: 2016-01-12 22:20:30
 Commandline: aptdaemon role='role-commit-packages' sender=':1.78'
 Upgrade: libfontembed1:i386 (1.0.76-1ubuntu0.1, 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2), libcupsfilters1:i386 (1.0.76-1ubuntu0.1, 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2), cups-filters:i386 (1.0.76-1ubuntu0.1, 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2), cups-filters-core-drivers:i386 (1.0.76-1ubuntu0.1, 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2)
DuplicateSignature: package:cups-browsed:1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2: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 2013-11-10 (792 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 "Precise" - Build i386 LIVE Binary 20120501-03:27
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added.
MachineType: Sony Corporation VGC-LB92HS
Papersize: a4
PccardctlIdent:
 Socket 0:
   no product info available
PccardctlStatus:
 Socket 0:
   no card
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=5530e89a-4743-4ca9-949d-29fa0a229075 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: cups-filters
Title: package cups-browsed 1.0.76-1ubuntu0.2 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: 03/07/2007
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies LTD
dmi.bios.version: R0130W1
dmi.board.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.board.name: VAIO
dmi.board.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.board.version: R0110W1
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: N/A
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Sony Corporation
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLTD:bvrR0130W1:bd03/07/2007:svnSonyCorporation:pnVGC-LB92HS:pvrJ00281WB:rvnSonyCorporation:rnVAIO:rvrR0110W1:cvnSonyCorporation:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: VGC-LB92HS
dmi.product.version: J00281WB
dmi.sys.vendor: Sony Corporation

[H-Mitchie Custam (hstreet20)]

I don't know

[Marc Deslauriers (mdeslaur)]

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.