Public bug reported: don't know its number, sorry. It was a suggestion from AskUbuntu to solve the problem of inability to print after attempted upgrade ('aborted' it said, and still sort of is)--claimed a conflict with 'lprng,' which synaptic cannot remove. I'm lost and still can't print. RW
ProblemType: Package DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: cups-client (not installed) ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-93.140-generic 3.13.11-ckt39 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-93-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.1 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Mon Dec 5 19:56:28 2016 DpkgHistoryLog: Start-Date: 2016-12-05 19:56:26 Commandline: /usr/sbin/synaptic Requested-By: rick (1000) Install: cups-bsd:amd64 (2.1.3-4, automatic), cups-client:amd64 (2.1.3-4) Remove: lprng:amd64 (3.8.B-2) ErrorMessage: conflicting packages - not installing cups-client InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-24 (2326 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 33: Read_file_list: cannot stat required or included file '/etc/printcap' - No such file or directory MachineType: Acer Aspire 7715Z Papersize: letter PpdFiles: EPSON-XP-520-Series-2: Epson XP-520 Series - epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.6.1-1lsb3.2 (Seiko Epson Corporation LSB 3.2) EPSON-XP-520-Series: Epson XP-520 Series - epson-inkjet-printer-escpr 1.6.1-1lsb3.2 (Seiko Epson Corporation LSB 3.2) ProcCmdline: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-93-generic root=UUID=643fe961-079c-4a9b-adc3-43baa7757a53 ro quiet splash init=/sbin/upstart ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-93-generic root=UUID=643fe961-079c-4a9b-adc3-43baa7757a53 ro quiet splash init=/sbin/upstart RelatedPackageVersions: dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1 apt 1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1 SourcePackage: cups Title: package cups-client (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing cups-client UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-25 (101 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/16/2009 dmi.bios.vendor: Acer dmi.bios.version: V3.04 dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag dmi.board.name: Aspire 7715Z dmi.board.vendor: Acer dmi.board.version: V3.04 dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer dmi.chassis.version: V3.04 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAcer:bvrV3.04:bd12/16/2009:svnAcer:pnAspire7715Z:pvrV3.04:rvnAcer:rnAspire7715Z:rvrV3.04:cvnAcer:ct10:cvrV3.04: dmi.product.name: Aspire 7715Z dmi.product.version: V3.04 dmi.sys.vendor: Acer ** Affects: cups (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-package xenial -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1647452 Title: package cups-client (not installed) failed to install/upgrade: conflicting packages - not installing cups-client To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1647452/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs