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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: kdebase (Ubuntu)
Importance: Medium
Status: Needs Info
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Driver for Epson Stylus printers not found in Kubuntu Feisty
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/99372
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