Public bug reported:
On Ubuntu 16.04 (and 15.10) CUPS automagically installs EVERY printer on
the network. This is idiotic and must stop. I NEVER want to
automatically install every printer every time I connect to a network.
Please make this stop.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups 2.1.3-4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-22.38-generic 4.4.8
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-22-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Mon May 2 14:57:32 2016
InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-04-28 (4 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20160420.1)
Lsusb:
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 003: ID 5986:068f Acer, Inc
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 8087:0a2b Intel Corp.
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
MachineType: System76, Inc. Lemur
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd',
'/etc/cups/ppd/HL3040CN.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/HL3070CW.ppd'] failed with exit
code 2: grep: /etc/cups/ppd/PDF.ppd: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/ppd/HL3040CN.ppd: Permission denied
grep: /etc/cups/ppd/HL3070CW.ppd: Permission denied
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=en_US
PATH=(custom, no user)
XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set>
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-4.4.0-22-generic.efi.signed
root=UUID=52cc6985-56fb-43f9-8439-967a49db65bb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/29/2015
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1.05.06RS76
dmi.board.asset.tag: Tag 12345
dmi.board.name: Lemur
dmi.board.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.board.version: lemu6
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 10
dmi.chassis.vendor: System76, Inc.
dmi.chassis.version: N/A
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.05.06RS76:bd11/29/2015:svnSystem76,Inc.:pnLemur:pvrlemu6:rvnSystem76,Inc.:rnLemur:rvrlemu6:cvnSystem76,Inc.:ct10:cvrN/A:
dmi.product.name: Lemur
dmi.product.version: lemu6
dmi.sys.vendor: System76, Inc.
** Affects: cups (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial
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