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Message #112462
[Bug 508147] Re: driver for Cannon ip2600 Needed
The official drivers for this printer are proprietary and closed source,
therefore we cannot/are not allowed to include them into Ubuntu.
Actually your printer manufacturer needs to provide a openprinting distribution independent driver package as described here: http://www.linux-foundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/WritingAndPackagingPrinterDrivers
This would allow automatic download and installation of the manufacturers printer driver by system-config-printer as already implemented by this specification: https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdriverautodownload since Ubuntu Intrepid.
As mentioned the system-config-printer part is implemented.
You should ask your manufacturer in this case Canon to provide a distibution independent package that allows their printer driver to be installed automatically on Linux in general (not only Ubuntu).
** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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Title:
driver for Cannon ip2600 Needed
Status in cups package in Ubuntu:
Invalid
Bug description:
Binary package hint: firefox-3.0
Canon provided Driver for Pixma ip2600 in the past now claim that they
do not provide same doe's anyone have same unable to use this printer
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ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04
Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1
ProcEnviron:
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic i686
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