Public bug reported: was upgrading my 12.04 install with apt-get upgrade when this happened .
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: cups 1.5.2-9 Uname: Linux 3.4.0-030400rc1-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0-0ubuntu4 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Fri Apr 6 08:00:46 2012 ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha amd64 (20120325) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused Papersize: letter ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.4.0-030400rc1-generic root=UUID=c80c8929-b43a-4228-831d-8f3a542539d9 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups 1.5.2-9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 06/10/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc. dmi.bios.version: FIb dmi.board.name: GA-M55PLUS-S3G dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrFIb:bd06/10/2009:svn:pn:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-M55PLUS-S3G:rvr:cvn:ct3:cvr: ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/975082 Title: package cups 1.5.2-9 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/975082/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs