Hello Esteven, Thank you for submitting this bug and reporting a problem with cups. You made this bug report some time ago and Ubuntu and cups have been updated since then.
Could you confirm that this is no longer a problem and that we can close the ticket? If it is still a problem, are you still interested in finding a solution to this bug? If you are, could you let us know and, in the current version, could you run the following (only once): apport-collect 1516410 and upload the updated logs and and any other logs that are relevant for this particular issue. Thank you again for helping make Ubuntu and cups better. G --- Ubuntu Bug Squad volunteer triager https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1516410 Title: package cups-common 2.0.2-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: This problem is strange. I keep seeing it after I have force installs of the upgrades and updates. ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04 Package: cups-common 2.0.2-1ubuntu3.2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.19.0-33.38-generic 3.19.8-ckt7 Uname: Linux 3.19.0-33-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.17.2-0ubuntu1.7 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: E [15/Nov/2015:07:45:08 -0800] Unknown directive JobPrivateAccess on line 88 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. E [15/Nov/2015:07:45:08 -0800] Unknown directive JobPrivateValues on line 89 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. E [15/Nov/2015:07:45:08 -0800] Unknown directive SubscriptionPrivateAccess on line 90 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. E [15/Nov/2015:07:45:08 -0800] Unknown directive SubscriptionPrivateValues on line 91 of /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. Date: Sun Nov 15 09:07:50 2015 Dependencies: DpkgTerminalLog: dpkg: error processing package cups-common (--configure): package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration DuplicateSignature: package:cups-common:2.0.2-1ubuntu3.2: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 2015-10-10 (35 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 15.04 "Vivid Vervet" - Release amd64 (20150422) Lpstat: device for Samsung-M288x-Series: dnssd://Samsung%20M288x%20Series%20(SEC30CDA7334F8A)._printer._tcp.local/ MachineType: MSI MS-7693 PackageArchitecture: all Papersize: letter PpdFiles: Samsung-M288x-Series: Samsung M288x Series PXL ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-33-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e699cd80-60f5-41c8-9840-87a0884cec4a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.19.0-33-generic.efi.signed root=UUID=e699cd80-60f5-41c8-9840-87a0884cec4a ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.25ubuntu1 apt 1.0.9.7ubuntu4.2 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups-common 2.0.2-1ubuntu3.2 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UdevLog: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/var/log/udev' UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 05/12/2015 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V22.3 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: 970 GAMING (MS-7693) dmi.board.vendor: MSI dmi.board.version: 4.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: MSI dmi.chassis.version: 4.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV22.3:bd05/12/2015:svnMSI:pnMS-7693:pvr4.0:rvnMSI:rn970GAMING(MS-7693):rvr4.0:cvnMSI:ct3:cvr4.0: dmi.product.name: MS-7693 dmi.product.version: 4.0 dmi.sys.vendor: MSI To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1516410/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp