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

The official drivers for this printer are part proprietary and closed
source, therefore we cannot/are not allowed to include them into Ubuntu.

The gutenprint opensource driver included in Ubuntu is EXPERIMENTAL
because reverse engineering needs to be done, there is already an
upstream report about this http://sourceforge.net/p/gimp-print/bugs/688/

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).


** Package changed: cups (Ubuntu) => ubuntu

** Changed in: ubuntu
       Status: New => Invalid

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1529881

Title:
  CUPS 1.7.2 distorts colors on Canon PIXMA MG5250

Status in gutenprint package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  1)

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS
  Release:	14.04

  2)
  apt-cache policy cups
  cups:
    Installed: 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
    Candidate: 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
    Version table:
   *** 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7 0
          500 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security/main i386 Packages
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.7.2-0ubuntu1 0
          500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty/main i386 Packages

  3)
  print colors accurately

  4)
  colors are distorted (not a printer problem, because copying and scanning works accurately)

  Original USB open-source printer driver (cnijfilter-
  mg5200series-3.40-1) works, after installing
  libtiff4_3.9.6-9ubuntu1.2_i386:

  see
  http://www.canon.de/support/consumer_products/products/fax__multifunctionals/inkjet/pixma_mg_series/pixma_mg5250.aspx?type=drivers&language=&os=Linux%20%2832-bit%29)

  The current driver in CUPS 1.7.2 distorts the colors (turning black
  into red, blue into red etc.)

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
  Package: cups 1.7.2-0ubuntu1.7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30
  Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic i686
  ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19
  Architecture: i386
  CupsErrorLog:
   
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Dec 29 15:22:47 2015
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-11-23 (36 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Release i386 (20140722.2)
  Lpstat: device for MG5200USB: cnijusb:/dev/usb/lp1
  MachineType: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. N150P/N210P/N220P
  Papersize: a4
  PpdFiles: MG5200USB: Canon MG5200 series Ver.3.40
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-74-generic root=UUID=77b44b32-8187-4e4e-9ef0-8003061826a2 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: cups
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 04/30/2010
  dmi.bios.vendor: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
  dmi.bios.version: 01KY.M008.20100430.RHU
  dmi.board.asset.tag: SAMSUNG
  dmi.board.name: N150P/N210P/N220P
  dmi.board.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  dmi.board.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag
  dmi.chassis.type: 10
  dmi.chassis.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
  dmi.chassis.version: N/A
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnPhoenixTechnologiesLtd.:bvr01KY.M008.20100430.RHU:bd04/30/2010:svnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:pnN150P/N210P/N220P:pvrNotApplicable:rvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:rnN150P/N210P/N220P:rvrNotApplicable:cvnSAMSUNGELECTRONICSCO.,LTD.:ct10:cvrN/A:
  dmi.product.name: N150P/N210P/N220P
  dmi.product.version: Not Applicable
  dmi.sys.vendor: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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