Hello Rob, 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 1490248 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 Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1490248 Title: package cups-bsd 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6 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: ??? ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: cups-bsd 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-46.62~14.04.1-generic 3.16.7-ckt15 Uname: Linux 3.16.0-46-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.12 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Sun Aug 30 10:43:30 2015 DuplicateSignature: package:cups-bsd:1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6: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 2015-07-29 (31 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release amd64 (20150218.1) KernLog: Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name Papersize: a4 ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-46-generic root=UUID=d5392a51-41dd-4cd6-b989-8037c91c2220 ro quiet splash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-46-generic root=UUID=d5392a51-41dd-4cd6-b989-8037c91c2220 ro quiet splash RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.17.5ubuntu5.4 apt 1.0.1ubuntu2.10 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups-bsd 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.6 failed to install/upgrade: package is in a very bad inconsistent state; you should reinstall it before attempting configuration UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2010 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 2301 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: M4A77T dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC. dmi.board.version: Rev X.0x dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890 dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr2301:bd11/29/2010:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnM4A77T:rvrRevX.0x:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion: dmi.product.name: System Product Name dmi.product.version: System Version dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1490248/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp