Public bug reported: Binary package hint: cupsys-driver-gutenprint
I have an Epson Stylus DX3850 all-in-one printer, that used to work out- of-the-box since Hoary. I recently made a fresh install of Kubuntu Feisty Beta, and I launched the KDE "Add printer" wizard. The printer was detected as usual, but then, when the driver database was displayed, I couldn't find the correct driver any more. So I searched the repositories for missing CUPS driver packages, and I found that the foomatic-db-gutenprint package wasn't installed by default (which I think is a problem, because it includes drivers for many Epson printers, and probably many others I don't know about). I installed it and ran the KDE "add printer" wizard again, but then the wizard wouldn't find any driver at all! Finally, I reinstalled all the packages related to CUPS, including the kdeprint package, with apt-get, and this time, the correct driver was found, and the printer now works. But anyone would agree that this procedure isn't very newbie-friendly, and requires some knowledge of CUPS... ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 Date: Sat Mar 31 12:32:10 2007 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 7.04 Uname: Linux ubuntu-desktop 2.6.20-13-generic #2 SMP Sun Mar 25 00:21:25 UTC 2007 i686 GNU/Linux ** Affects: gutenprint (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Driver for Epson Stylus printers not found in Kubuntu Feisty https://launchpad.net/bugs/99372 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs