I was able to fix one case according to this : http://joeb454.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8455909 I.e. By changing cups start-up status with sysv-rc-conf. Similarly this could also fix some other of those init issues.
Must be some glitch in some install scripts .. I must advice against the "Cyril Fix" - It's dangerous and not straightforward .. and in addition it probably won't fix the problem. (And the original advice is not accurate enough.) -- After upgrade to karmic cups server do not start. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/444597 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