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cups-filters package

  1. Bug #1536353
  2. Comment #20

Comment 20 for bug 1536353

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Bruno Nova (brunonova) wrote : Re: [regression] Printer drivers install is broken as lsb package is not available anymore

The printer-driver-escpr package also works for my Epson Stylus SX425W printer.

However, I must say that installing the driver for this printer in 16.04 was not user-friendly at all.

The "wizard" for adding and installing the printer didn't present this package as a possible driver to install.
The only options were epson-nx420 (which fails to silently install due to the missing lsb package), and another one which didn't seem to include the driver I needed (I may be wrong).

Also, this package has a LOT LESS "Printer Options" than the epson-nx420 driver.

I had to install this package manually.
I only found it because of this bug report (and Google).

These drivers need to be easier to install, and the "wizard" needs to be more robust.
(The guys at the Epson repository should probably also do something about the "lsb" dependency, since this probably also affects Debian.)