First, here the new attrs.txt

** Attachment added: "attrs.txt"
   
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1813825/+attachment/5248523/+files/attrs.txt

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Title:
  "driverless" printer workflow has bad usability/ is partly broken

Status in gnome-control-center package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Hi,
  since Ubuntu uses IPP ("driverless") printing, I have a bad time using 
printers. I don't know exactly which package this bug belongs to, I think it is 
gnome-control-center.

  I have a Kyocera EcosysP6026cdn network printer, which provides a PPD
  file by the manufacturer. (But I tested this behaviour as well with
  other printers from eg. Brother, etc., and on Debian and Arch linux
  too). When I switch on the printer, after a few seconds, it is found
  in Ubuntu and installed automatically as "Kyocera_ECOSYS_P6026cdn". So
  far, so good.

  1) I can't remove this printer. If I WANT to install it using another
  protocol (dnss etc), it adds another printer, and I have 2 Printers.
  So it should be easy to switch off "driverless" printing.

  2) Using it as "Default printer" does not work. Clicking the cog
  wheel, and using the menu item "Use printer by default" is clickable,
  but it does not save any setting: "printers-cc-panel-WARNING **:
  20:45:36.812: cups-pk-helper: setting default printer to
  Kyocera_ECOSYS_P6026cdn failed: client-error-not-found"

  3) "Printing Options" opens an empty dialog, see screenshot attached.
  This dialog is useless.

  4) The "Printer Detail" dialog shows a "null" address and links to
  "(null):631", which is a 404.

  I think this "driverless" printing is still in a very "unstable" state. It 
helps discovering printers in new Networks where I attach too with my laptop, 
and I can print there basically, But most of the day I use my own printer in my 
office or at home, and I want to have my special settings for exact this 
printer with color profile, duplex settings etc.
  And this all is not possible with driverless printing.

  So, if you don't "fix" all the not-working options in the UI, please
  at least give us an option to easily switch off driverless printing at
  all. I really prefer the "old school" way of installing printers.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
  Package: gnome-control-center 1:3.28.2-0ubuntu0.18.04.2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-43.46-generic 4.15.18
  Uname: Linux 4.15.0-43-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Tue Jan 29 19:34:39 2019
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2019-01-27 (1 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 
(20180725)
  SourcePackage: gnome-control-center
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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