package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu8 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Reade]

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-29.42~precise1-generic 3.8.13.5
Uname: Linux 3.8.0-29-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog: E [01/Oct/2013:07:56:26 +0100] Unknown directive SystemGroup on line 16 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.
Date: Tue Oct 1 11:33:10 2013
DuplicateSignature: package:cups:1.5.3-0ubuntu8: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: Dell Inc. OptiPlex 780
MarkForUpload: True
Papersize: a4
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz root=UUID=68DEE3DFDEE3A392 loop=/ubuntu/disks/root.disk preseed/file=/ubuntu/install/preseed.cfg wubi-diskimage ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu8 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: 08/11/2010
dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.bios.version: A05
dmi.board.name: 0200DY
dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.board.version: A01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvrA05:bd08/11/2010:svnDellInc.:pnOptiPlex780:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0200DY:rvrA01:cvnDellInc.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: OptiPlex 780
dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

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

[Dead Leaf (3nrique-0)]

Hello,
This error was caused, in my case, on a computer I use as a server. I was remotely logged I launched the install for wine:

$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
$ sudo apt-get install wine1.6 #latest stable release

I put the end of the installation on the background:
ctrl+z
$ bg

Once the download was finished and the installation started, my local computer shut down (power failure in my office). Ssh connection broke. Since then I haven't been able to fix it. I rebooted and the errorreporting procedude was launched.

I tried 'apt-get -f install' and it didn't work. Ofter rebooting my 'server' I tried again 'apt-get -f install' it worked.
Then I updated + dist-upgrade and it went all smoothly
$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

Hope that helps you find the problem
Sincerely,
Dead Leaf