well, you can add --force-depends to that whole dpkg command to ignore the dependencies, and only remove the cups package.
But, maybe the error isn't in cups, but in insserv. It is the program that seems to be the error. Anyway, this is out of my league. Sorry I can't be of more help. -- package cups 1.3.9-2ubuntu7 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 1 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/333593 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs