Package: pnm2ppa Version: 1.12-14 Severity: normal Tags: patch debian/templates does not supply a Default for the pnm2ppa/printer_model template. The debconf specification doesn't say what happens in this case. In practice, it works fine if pnm2ppa is being installed by debconf, because debconf's noninteractive frontend automatically picks the first item in the list of choices if a select question isn't asked due to the debconf priority being too low. However, cdebconf (as used in the installer) doesn't do this. Although this is arguably a cdebconf bug, the effect is that you end up with a blank version in /etc/pnm2ppa.conf, and much confusion trying to work out why printing doesn't work, as in this Ubuntu bug report:
https://launchpad.net/bugs/52814 Although I haven't tested it, I expect that this also affects new Debian installations using the desktop and/or print-server tasks. The fix (or workaround, depending on your point of view) is to add a Default to the pnm2ppa/printer_model template, as in the attached patch. Thanks, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- pnm2ppa-1.12.orig/debian/templates +++ pnm2ppa-1.12/debian/templates @@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ Template: pnm2ppa/printer_model Type: select Choices: 710, 712, 720, 722, 820, 1000 +Default: 710 _Description: What model of HP Deskjet printer do you use? The pnm2ppa printer filter behaves differently depending upon which HP DeskJet model you use. Choose your model of printer for the default
