1) Actually your printer manufacturer needs to provide a openprinting
distribution independent driver package as described here:
http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/WritingAndPackagingPrinterDrivers
This would allow automatic download and installation of the manufacturers
printer driver by system-config-printer as already implemented by this
specification:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdriverautodownload since
Ubuntu 8.10.
As mentioned the system-config-printer part is implemented and this way we do
not need to ship all drivers on the CDs, we are prepared for printers being
launched after our release or being supported only by closed-source drivers
which we are not allowed to distribute, driver updates, ...
You should ask your manufacturer in this case Canon to provide a distibution
independent package that allows their printer driver to be installed
automatically on Linux in general (not only Ubuntu).
2) No you can install other printer queues / drivers for your printer
next to the existing proprietary to test, setting this part to
Incomplete again
** Changed in: foomatic-db (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/817993
Title:
Provide drivers for Canon ir3035
Status in foomatic-db package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Bug description:
As in summary. Currently you have to download deb from Cannon pages,
unpack it, find the correct driver, unpack it again and point printer
config to the ppd. Totaly user unfriendly.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: cups 1.4.6-5ubuntu1.3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-11.47-generic 2.6.38.8
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-11-generic i686
Architecture: i386
CupsErrorLog:
Date: Fri Jul 29 13:25:40 2011
MachineType: To Be Filled By O.E.M. To Be Filled By O.E.M.
Papersize: a4
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=pl_PL:pl:en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=pl_PL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.38-11-generic
root=UUID=d6d9b55b-2a61-4793-a5ba-982b43f9a7f4 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-09 (81 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 06/11/2004
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1002.002
dmi.board.name: P4P800-MX
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1002.002:bd06/11/2004:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASUSTekComputerInc.:rnP4P800-MX:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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