package hplip-data 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Jayampathi Kalatuarachchi]

Binary package hint: hplip

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ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: hplip-data 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.43-generic 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:
 E [19/Sep/2010:13:52:37 +0530] [cups-driverd] Bad driver information file "/usr/share/cups/drv/sample.drv"!
 E [19/Sep/2010:13:59:40 +0530] Unable to remove temporary file "/var/spool/cups/tmp/.hplip" - Is a directory
Date: Sun Sep 19 13:53:16 2010
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 9.10 "Karmic Koala" - Release i386 (20091028.5)
Lpstat:
 device for Color-LaserJet: hp:/net/HP_Color_LaserJet_2600n?ip=192.168.0.4
 device for Deskjet-D1400-series: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D1400_series?serial=TH79E3119304Y2
 device for Home: hp:/usb/Deskjet_D1400_series?serial=TH79E3119304Y2
 device for KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360: socket://10.104.4.125:9100
 device for srimali: smb://192.168.0.251/HPLaserJ
MachineType: Hewlett-Packard Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 KONICA-MINOLTA-500-420-360: KONICA MINOLTA 500/420/360PS(P)
 Home: HP Deskjet d1400 Series hpijs, 3.10.2
 Color-LaserJet: HP Color LaserJet 2600n Foomatic/foo2hp (recommended)
 Deskjet-D1400-series: HP Deskjet d1400 Series hpijs, 3.10.2
 srimali: HP LaserJet 1100 hpijs, 3.9.8
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-24-generic root=UUID=59c78fbc-ae57-4175-8b33-5fb2191cb99a ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: hplip
Title: package hplip-data 3.10.2-2ubuntu2.1 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2
dmi.bios.date: 09/25/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.bios.version: F.34
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: 30D9
dmi.board.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.board.version: 83.21
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: Hewlett-Packard
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnHewlett-Packard:bvrF.34:bd09/25/2008:svnHewlett-Packard:pnCompaqPresarioC700NotebookPC:pvrF.34:rvnHewlett-Packard:rn30D9:rvr83.21:cvnHewlett-Packard:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Compaq Presario C700 Notebook PC
dmi.product.version: F.34
dmi.sys.vendor: Hewlett-Packard

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

From the DpkgTerminalLog.txt

Setting up hpijs (3.10.2-2ubuntu2.1) ...
PPD for printer Deskjet-D1400-series updated
PPD for printer Home updated

Setting up hplip-data (3.10.2-2ubuntu2.1) ...
Usage: update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package_directory [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-c] package.dirs [...]
       update-python-modules [-v] [-a|-f|-p]

update-python-modules: error: hplip-data.private is not a recognized python-support module.
dpkg: error processing hplip-data (--configure):
 subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 2

[Charlie Kravetz (cjkgeek)]

Thanks for reporting this bug and any supporting documentation. Since this bug has enough information provided for a developer to begin work, I'm going to mark it as confirmed and let them handle it from here. Thanks for taking the time to make Ubuntu better!