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[Pascal De Vuyst <pascal.devuyst@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508147

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
  ...

  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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