cups gives back "filter failed" for all trials to print to any printer

[Thomas Schweikle]

Any printing attempt to any printer is quitted with "filter failed" by cups. Even for test pages.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04
Package: cups 2.2.7-1ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-37.40-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-37-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.4
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Oct 9 20:21:26 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-10-19 (2546 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
Lpstat:
 device for Kyocera_FS-1300D: socket://kymi.fritz.box:9100
 device for PDF: cups-pdf:/
 device for Roger-Router-Fax: roger-cups:/
MachineType: Acer TravelMate P643-M
Papersize: a4
PpdFiles:
 Kyocera_FS-1128MFP: Kyocera FS-1118MFP - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.8-pre1
 Roger-Router-Fax: roger fax printer, 1.0
 PDF: Generic CUPS-PDF Printer
 Kyocera_FS-1300D: Kyocera FS-1300D (KPDL)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-37-generic root=/dev/mapper/vg-root ro elevator=deadline splash acpi=force reboot=bios ipv6.disable=1 vt.handoff=1
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to bionic on 2018-10-02 (7 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 10/21/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
dmi.bios.version: V2.15
dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: TravelMate P643-M
dmi.board.vendor: Acer
dmi.board.version: V2.15
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
dmi.chassis.type: 9
dmi.chassis.vendor: Acer
dmi.chassis.version: V2.15
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvrV2.15:bd10/21/2013:svnAcer:pnTravelMateP643-M:pvrV2.15:rvnAcer:rnTravelMateP643-M:rvrV2.15:cvnAcer:ct9:cvrV2.15:
dmi.product.family: TravelMate P643-M
dmi.product.name: TravelMate P643-M
dmi.product.version: V2.15
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
mtime.conffile..etc.cups.cupsd.conf: 2018-10-09T20:06:41.547549

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.