package foomatic-filters 4.0.7-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[John Quinn]

Perfoming a routine update there was a problem loading al the packages. That is as much as I know.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: foomatic-filters 4.0.7-0ubuntu1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.48-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog: E [26/Aug/2011:07:13:08 +0100] Failed to update TXT record for DeskJet_815C @ mariah: -2
Date: Fri Aug 26 15:02:59 2011
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.04 "Natty Narwhal" - Release i386 (20110427.1)
Lpstat: device for DeskJet_815C: hp:/usb/DeskJet_815C?serial=ES96C141DVIE
MachineType: OEM OEM
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: DeskJet_815C: HP Deskjet 815c, hpcups 3.11.1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic root=UUID=6d4f1450-96b0-4209-a971-5945710e797f ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: foomatic-filters
Title: package foomatic-filters 4.0.7-0ubuntu1.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-06-16 (70 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 01/23/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies, LTD
dmi.bios.version: 6.00 PG
dmi.board.name: 946 7MA Series
dmi.board.vendor: Foxconn
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: OEM
dmi.chassis.version: OEM
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologies,LTD:bvr6.00PG:bd01/23/2008:svnOEM:pnOEM:pvrOEM:rvnFoxconn:rn9467MASeries:rvr:cvnOEM:ct3:cvrOEM:
dmi.product.name: OEM
dmi.product.version: OEM
dmi.sys.vendor: OEM

[Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter)]

Terminal log shows the following:

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Setting up foomatic-filters (4.0.7-0ubuntu1.1) ...
readlink: invalid option -- 'm'
BusyBox v1.17.1 (Ubuntu 1:1.17.1-10ubuntu1) multi-call binary.

Usage: readlink [-fnv] FILE

Display the value of a symlink

Options:
        -f Canonicalize by following all symlinks
        -n Don't add newline
        -v Verbose

ucf: Unable to determine The new file
dpkg: error processing foomatic-filters (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
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The postinst script of foomatic-filters does not contain "readlink", probably a problem of debconf.

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more maintained