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cups-filters package

  1. Bug #1536353
  2. Comment #31

Comment 31 for bug 1536353

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Richard Elkins (texadactyl) wrote : Re: [regression] Printer drivers install is broken as lsb package is not available anymore

I cannot understand why Xenial (16.04) dropped lsb in the first place given how much dependency exists. However, I have tried two of the suggested solutions and the printer-driver-escpr package provides basic printing functions for my Epson XP-410 (I lucked out).

I'll try to summarize this unhappy discussion:

1. Package printer-driver-escpr provides basic printer functions for some Epson printers but not all models.
2. Even when printer-driver-escpr succeeds, some Epson functions are missing (E.g. ink level inquiry).
3. Many (if not all) of the Epson site printer drivers are still dependent on lsb and its co-packages; customers have nearly zero leverage with Epson (I am still waiting for a 4-month-old request to them to stop using lsb functions). I have also called them and customer service "will get back to me".
4. There are other software (E.g. Google Earth) which needs lsb.

My request regarding the lsb packages of 15.10: PLEASE put them back into 16.04. They might be "outdated" in some peoples opinion but the users are at the mercy of 3rd party vendors who see no profit in expending energy in this regard.

Other thoughts?