ppd file has wrong language after cups update
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cups (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When the cups system is upgraded during an Ubuntu release, the ppd file for the Konica Minolta printer that I use is replaced.
The PPD file I found on the Konica site starts like this:
```
*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*% Linux Version
[cut license]
*FormatVersion: "4.3"
*LanguageVersion: English
*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
*FileVersion: "20002.0000"
*Manufacturer: "KONICA MINOLTA"
*ModelName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS/P"
*ShortNickName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS(P)"
*NickName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS(P)"
*PCFileName: "KOC451UX.ppd"
*Product: "(C451)"
*PSVersion: "(3015.102) 1"
```
When the system upgrade occurs (this has happened several times over the years), the English language version is replaced by Chinese.
```
*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*% Linux Version
*FormatVersion: "4.3"
*LanguageVersion: Simplified Chinese
*LanguageEncoding: None
*FileVersion: "20002.0000"
*Manufacturer: "KONICA MINOLTA"
*ModelName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS/P"
*ShortNickName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS(P)"
*NickName: "KONICA MINOLTA C451 PS(P)"
*PCFileName: "KOC451SCX.ppd"
*Product: "(C451)"
*PSVersion: "(3015.102) 1"
```
I asked about this in the "askubuntu" forum a few months ago, but waited till now to say it really is a bug and report to you.
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The bad effect of this is that the printer menus do not have correct English language labels and options, so you can't see, for example "Print 2 sided". You see just question marks and failed efforts to show Chinese.