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1b1ed1a
(Get the code!)
I booted to the Alpha 5 Karmic live CD:
729298944 2009-09-05 08:07 karmic-
and found synaptic reporting HPLIP version 3.9.8, as does hp-info (see attached).
The live CD found the printer, identified and set it up correctly (with minor glitches noted below).
One major glitch is that there does not appear to be a way to print a test page from the GUI admin tool. Nor does the CUPS server have a test page facility. I was able to print one by finding a test page (using "find / -iname *.ps") and using lp to print the results. I think this is a mistake: not everyone knows to do what I did. What package do I report that under?
Minor glitches:
* The test page was off by a vertical inch.
* The printer setup came up set to a4. I know to check for stuff like that when etting up a printer. Is there a way to use localization data to set that automtically?
* The printer setup came up "shared" and "not published". I'm not sure what "not published" means (CUPS doesn't tell inquiring machines about it?), but being shared on boot sounds insecure to me. Especially on a live CD.
In general, KK looks really nice; my compliments to everyone involved. Thanks