Trying to install Alps MD1000 printer on my Ubuntu 16.04 desktop with pci express parallel card istalled.

[Boyd]

Was able to get printer to work on a computer with Ubuntu and a parallel port on motherboard.
Thanks for any ideas on the problem.I am not very versed in command line.
Boyd

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: cups 2.1.3-4ubuntu0.9
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-54.58~16.04.1-generic 4.15.18
Uname: Linux 4.15.0-54-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.19
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jul 12 15:44:26 2019
InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-04-13 (455 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04.4 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Release amd64 (20180228)
Lpstat:
 device for ALPS-MD-1000-T-03: parallel:/dev/lp0
 device for Brother-MFC-7860DW: dnssd://Brother%20MFC-7860DW._pdl-datastream._tcp.local/
 device for Hewlett-Packard-HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni: hp:/net/HP_Color_LaserJet_CP1518ni?ip=192.168.1.15
MachineType: Gateway DX4860
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles:
 Error: command ['fgrep', '-H', '*NickName', '/etc/cups/ppd/ALPS-MD-1000-T-03.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/Hewlett-Packard-HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni.ppd', '/etc/cups/ppd/Brother-MFC-7860DW.ppd'] failed with exit code 2: grep: /etc/cups/ppd/ALPS-MD-1000-T-03.ppd: Permission denied
 grep: /etc/cups/ppd/Hewlett-Packard-HP-Color-LaserJet-CP1518ni.ppd: Permission denied
 grep: /etc/cups/ppd/Brother-MFC-7860DW.ppd: Permission denied
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-4.15.0-54-generic root=UUID=5c82fc7d-a18d-4365-baec-e9d75d27f225 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: cups
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 04/18/2012
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P03-A3
dmi.board.name: DX4860
dmi.board.vendor: Gateway
dmi.board.version: 1.01
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gateway
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP03-A3:bd04/18/2012:svnGateway:pnDX4860:pvr:rvnGateway:rnDX4860:rvr1.01:cvnGateway:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.family: Gateway Desktop
dmi.product.name: DX4860
dmi.sys.vendor: Gateway