I tried downgrading CUPS from 1.5.3 to 1.5.2-9 via Synaptic due to a bug in 1.5.3 that causes CUPS to print only partial pages. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1032456 The downgrading failed (because some symbolic link could not be created?) and now I have a broken CUPS 1.5.2-9 install that will not upgrade to 1.5.3 either.
ProblemType: Package
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-27.43-generic 3.2.21
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-27-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu11
AptOrdering: cups: Configure
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
W [04/Aug/2012:06:53:07 +0530] failed to CreateProfile: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'Canon-MP180-Gray..' already exists
W [04/Aug/2012:06:53:07 +0530] failed to CreateProfile: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'Canon-MP180-RGB..' already exists
W [04/Aug/2012:06:53:07 +0530] failed to CreateDevice: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:device id 'cups-Canon-MP180' already exists
E [04/Aug/2012:19:36:18 +0530] [Job 33] Unable to send data to printer.
Date: Sat Aug 4 19:43:52 2012
DpkgTerminalLog:
Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ...
ln: accessing `/usr/lib/cups/backend-available/ipp14': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
DuplicateSignature:
Setting up cups (1.5.2-9ubuntu1) ...
ln: accessing `/usr/lib/cups/backend-available/ipp14': No such file or directory
dpkg: error processing cups (--configure):
subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425)
Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: Connection refused
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles: Canon-MP180: Canon PIXMA MP180 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-3.2.0-27-generic root=UUID=886facd3-1ec6-4b6e-842b-62a1df265f6e ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
Title: package cups 1.5.2-9ubuntu1 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: 09/11/2006
dmi.bios.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.bios.version: TS94610J.86A.0047.2006.0911.0110
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: D946GZIS
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corporation
dmi.board.version: AAD66165-401
dmi.chassis.type: 2
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnIntelCorp.:bvrTS94610J.86A.0047.2006.0911.0110:bd09/11/2006:svn:pn:pvr:rvnIntelCorporation:rnD946GZIS:rvrAAD66165-401:cvn:ct2:cvr:
Workaround: mv /usr/lib/