package grub-common 2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[James Boylan]

Issue manifested on the standard update install using the software updater.

ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.10
Package: grub-common 2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-23.28-generic 4.2.6
Uname: Linux 4.2.0-23-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.19.1-0ubuntu5
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan 12 06:47:35 2016
DuplicateSignature: package:grub-common:2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.3:subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-12-11 (31 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.10 "Wily Werewolf" - Release amd64 (20151021)
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.2.0-23-generic root=UUID=14eb78b5-a782-4948-8a58-90774dfdec66 ro quiet splash
RelatedPackageVersions:
 dpkg 1.18.2ubuntu5.1
 apt 1.0.10.2ubuntu1
SourcePackage: grub2
Title: package grub-common 2.02~beta2-29ubuntu0.3 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Phillip Susi (psusi)]

You have a third party program named "smfpd" installed that has a broken init script ( it is missing LSB headers ). You will need to remove or repair this program.

[James Boylan (drahkar)]

Thanks for the indicator. Looks like it was included in printer drivers I had installed. smfpd is a Samsung printer daemon that was included in the driver package.