Comment 7 for bug 114290

Hello Pascal, I started with a clean install of Kubuntu Feisty from the
Live CD, formatting my existing partitions. When the printer was not
detected or listed, I looked at the Kubuntu documenation which suggested
going to LinuxPrinting.org
It was here I found my printer with the gutenprint driver, and I
followed their instructions for Ubuntu install using Alien. The problem
is, I was unaware this driver was already installed as the KDE print
manager did not list it.

After completing the commands you asked me to, the KDE print manager
behaves as before (895 not listed). However adding printer using Gnome
print manager now works fine. The printer succesfully been sent a test
page! Thanks for your help.

Pascal De Vuyst wrote:
> Another person has also reported this problem (see bug #111038) and was able to solve the problem with the commands given below.
> I suspect the problem is a conflict between the distribution independent gutenprinter driver package from openprinting.org and the cupsys-driver-gutenprint ubuntu package because both are the same version 5.0.0.99.1 in Feisty. It makes no sense to install the same version of gutenprint twice.
> Did you install the openprinting distribution independent gutenprint package in Edgy and have you done a distribution upgrade to Feisty or did you do a clean installation of Feisty?
>
> Please make sure the openprinting distribution independent gutenprint
> package has been removed, then reinstall the default feisty cupsys-
> driver-gutenprint package with these commands:
>
> $ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends gutenprint
> $ sudo dpkg --purge --force-depends cupsys-driver-gutenprint
>
> followed by a:
>
> $ sudo apt-get install cupsys-driver-gutenprint
>
> ** Changed in: cupsys (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Pascal De Vuyst
> Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info
>
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