[Bug 1617585] Re: package cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

[r. a. waswo]

same exact problem appears when I try to 'install cups'--nothing found,
no printing is available, though the computer identifies the printer
correctly.  Any help??  RW

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Title:
  package cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess
  installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1

Status in cron package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  I know nothing about all this--the report was automatic after I tried to fix the failure to boot after automatically upgrading from 14. to 16.04, according to instructions found on askUbuntu.  I entered the terminal command to 'install update-manager-core' and received a long list of errors, and finally the program exited because there were 'too many.'  
  Can you tell me how to fix this?  Thanks for your attention.  RW aka 409086 on AskUbuntu

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2
  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
  Date: Sat Aug 27 16:38:04 2016
  ErrorMessage: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-07-24 (2225 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
  RelatedPackageVersions:
   dpkg 1.18.4ubuntu1.1
   apt  1.2.12~ubuntu16.04.1
  SourcePackage: cron
  Title: package cron 3.0pl1-128ubuntu2 failed to install/upgrade: subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 1
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-08-25 (1 days ago)

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