printer driver installation takes extremely long

[Thomas]

I try to install a printer with the driver openprinting-gutenprint but it takes forever and can only be killed hardly. This was also reproduced on 13.10.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.4.3+20140219-0ubuntu2.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-36.63-generic 3.13.11.6
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-36-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.5
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog: Error: [Errno 13] Keine Berechtigung: '/var/log/cups/error_log'
CurrentDesktop: Unity
CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['sh', '-c', 'dmesg | comm -13 --nocheck-order /var/log/dmesg -'] failed with exit code 1: comm: /var/log/dmesg: Permission denied
Date: Mon Oct 6 09:28:01 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2012-10-15 (720 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release amd64 (20121014)
Lpstat: device for HP: hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_4000_Series?ip=192.168.188.4
MachineType: System manufacturer System Product Name
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP: HP LaserJet 4000 Series Postscript (recommended)
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-36-generic root=UUID=5c6857ea-0784-4c54-96d5-82322a0e8e21 ro quiet splash
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-11 (177 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 05/10/2011
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: 1003
dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M.
dmi.board.name: P8H67-M PRO
dmi.board.vendor: ASUSTeK Computer INC.
dmi.board.version: Rev 1.xx
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Asset-1234567890
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacture
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1003:bd05/10/2011:svnSystemmanufacturer:pnSystemProductName:pvrSystemVersion:rvnASUSTeKComputerINC.:rnP8H67-MPRO:rvrRev1.xx:cvnChassisManufacture:ct3:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: System Product Name
dmi.product.version: System Version
dmi.sys.vendor: System manufacturer