can you direct me to someone who would know?

ANDREW . . .
On 11/19/2017 03:12 PM, Tinku Girdhar wrote:
> I don't know.
>
> On 20-Nov-2017 12:01 AM, "andrew buffa" <email address hidden>
> wrote:
>
>> I have a question
>>
>> if I were to re-install ubuntu would it delete my existing e-mails?
>>
>>
>> ANDREW . . .
>> On 08/31/2017 08:22 AM, Launchpad Bug Tracker wrote:
>>> This bug was fixed in the package cups - 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3
>>>
>>> ---------------
>>> cups (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3) xenial; urgency=high
>>>
>>>     * Adding maintainer script debian/cups-daemon.prerm to deal with
>> situations
>>>       where "old-version" (installed package) prerm script fails. (LP:
>> #1642966).
>>> cups (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2) xenial; urgency=medium
>>>
>>>     * Make cups.path unit be part of the cups.service, since cups.path
>>>       should stop if and when cups.service is stopped. LP: #1642966
>>>
>>> cups (2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1) xenial-proposed; urgency=medium
>>>
>>>     * Removed auto-shutdown-on-idle-also-with-webinterface-on.patch
>>>       as it causes CUPS to auto-shutdown when web interface support is
>>>       active (LP: #1598300).
>>>
>>>    -- Eric Desrochers <email address hidden>  Fri, 18 Aug 2017
>>> 12:08:28 -0400
>>>
>>> ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Xenial)
>>>          Status: Fix Committed => Fix Released
>>>
>> --
>> You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to a
>> duplicate bug report (1676430).
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1642966
>>
>> Title:
>>    package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess new
>>    pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>>
>> Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
>>    Fix Released
>> Status in cups source package in Xenial:
>>    Fix Released
>> Status in cups source package in Yakkety:
>>    Fix Released
>> Status in cups source package in Zesty:
>>    Fix Released
>>
>> Bug description:
>>    This concerns only Xenial (16.04)!
>>
>>    [Impact]
>>    * fail to upgrade
>>
>>    [testcase]
>>    Root cause is believed to be reproducible with:
>>
>>    #!/bin/bash
>>    systemctl stop cups.path cups.service
>>    rm /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>>    systemctl start cups.path
>>    touch /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>>    sleep 1
>>    rm /var/cache/cups/org.cups.cupsd
>>    sleep 1
>>    systemctl stop cups.service
>>    echo $?
>>
>>    ProblemType: Package
>>    DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
>>    Package: cups-daemon 2.1.3-4
>>    ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-46.67-generic 4.4.24
>>    Uname: Linux 4.4.0-46-generic x86_64
>>    NonfreeKernelModules: zfs zunicode zcommon znvpair zavl
>>    ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1
>>    Architecture: amd64
>>    CupsErrorLog:
>>
>>    Date: Fri Nov 18 11:13:15 2016
>>    ErrorMessage: subprocess new pre-removal script returned error exit
>> status 1
>>    InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-05-02 (200 days ago)
>>    InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64
>> (20160420.1)
>>    Lpstat: device for mallards-officejet-pro-8600: dnssd://Officejet%20Pro%
>> 208600%20%5BD63461%5D._ipp._tcp.local/?uuid=1c852a4d-b800-
>> 1f08-abcd-d89d67d63461
>>    MachineType: Dell Inc. XPS 15 9550
>>    Papersize: a4
>>    PpdFiles: mallards-officejet-pro-8600: HP Officejet Pro 8600, hpcups
>> 3.16.3
>>    ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic.efi.signed
>> root=UUID=3643ef37-7cee-41b3-9387-2faa819c44db ro quiet splash
>> vt.handoff=7
>>    ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-46-generic.efi.signed
>> root=UUID=3643ef37-7cee-41b3-9387-2faa819c44db ro quiet splash
>> vt.handoff=7
>>    RelatedPackageVersions:
>>     dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
>>     apt  1.2.15
>>    SourcePackage: cups
>>    Title: package cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
>> new pre-removal script returned error exit status 1
>>    UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
>>    dmi.bios.date: 04/07/2016
>>    dmi.bios.vendor: Dell Inc.
>>    dmi.bios.version: 01.02.00
>>    dmi.board.name: 0N7TVV
>>    dmi.board.vendor: Dell Inc.
>>    dmi.board.version: A00
>>    dmi.chassis.type: 9
>>    dmi.chassis.vendor: Dell Inc.
>>    dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnDellInc.:bvr01.02.00:bd04/07/2016:svnDellInc.:
>> pnXPS159550:pvr:rvnDellInc.:rn0N7TVV:rvrA00:cvnDellInc.:ct9:cvr:
>>    dmi.product.name: XPS 15 9550
>>    dmi.sys.vendor: Dell Inc.
>>
>>    [Regression Potential]
>>
>>    Regression risk is low, the fix mitigate cups failing to stop/restart
>>    on upgrade. No source code change, just adding a custom pre-removal
>>    maintainer script in case of upgrade failure.
>>
>>    [Regression in Pending SRU page]
>>
>>    * Regression in autopkgtest for c2esp (armhf): test log
>>
>>    This autopkgtest seems always fails :
>>
>>    http://autopkgtest.ubuntu.com/packages/c/c2esp/xenial/armhf
>>
>>    c2esp [xenial/armhf]
>>
>>    Version       Triggers        Date    Duration        Result
>>    27-2  cups/2.1.3-4ubuntu0.3   2017-08-23 04:07:44 UTC         2h 50m
>> 13s      fail    log  artifacts  ♻
>>    27-2  cups/2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2   2017-08-14 23:31:50 UTC         2h 50m
>> 11s      fail    log  artifacts  ♻
>>    27-2  cups/2.1.3-4ubuntu0.2   2017-07-17 20:17:10 UTC         2h 50m
>> 52s      fail    log  artifacts  ♻
>>    27-2  cups/2.1.3-4ubuntu0.1   2017-01-20 12:00:41 UTC         2h 49m
>> 29s      fail    log  artifacts  ♻
>>
>>    Additionally look at Till comment :
>>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1642966/comments/129
>>
>>    * Regression in autopkgtest for libreoffice (i386): test log
>>
>>    It's a known issue, A regression in the kernel, which breaks libreoffice
>> with java enabled on i386 :
>>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1699772
>>
>>    ... so until this is fixed upstream in the kernel and backported in an
>>    ubuntu kernel, I'm afraid the only option is to just ignore the
>>    failure.
>>
>>
>>    [Other Info]
>>
>>    * The patch is joint effort between xnox and slashd.
>>
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