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[Tim Waugh <twaugh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought it already did, but looking at the code it seems it doesn't.

There is code there to fix up the default when the default printer is
renamed, but not to set it when there is none set and the first queue is
created.

Patch welcome.

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Title:
  XFCE printer GUI does not set the default printer when there is only
  one printer

Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  If there is only one printer, it should be set as the CUPS default.

  Use case:
  1. Add printer from the XFCE printers GUI
  2. Print test page
  2a: observe that the test page prints.
  3. Print from a modern application like evince.
  3a: Observe that the modern application is able to print.
  4. Print from and older application which makes use of the command line tools (such as xpdf)
  4a: Observe that the older application cannot print
  5. try to print from the command line using lpr
  5a: Observe that tools like lpr complain about there not being a default printer[1]
  6: Open the XFCE printers GUI and right click on the printer added in step 1.
  7: Select "Set as Default" from the context menu
  8: Try to print from lpr or an old application (such as pdf)
  8a: Observe that printing succeeds.

  
  [1] alan@ato:/disk/home/alan$ lpr
  lpr: Error - no default destination available.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: system-config-printer-common 1.5.1+20140911-0ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-10.15-generic 3.16.1
  Uname: Linux 3.16.0-10-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: amd64
  CupsErrorLog:
   W [01/Oct/2014:10:40:32 -0400] CreateProfile failed: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..' already exists
   W [01/Oct/2014:11:56:41 -0400] CreateProfile failed: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..' already exists
   W [01/Oct/2014:11:58:42 -0400] CreateProfile failed: org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..' already exists
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Wed Oct  1 12:11:01 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-07 (24 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140827)
  Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-2100: socket://192.168.1.9:9100
  MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA770T-UD3P
  PackageArchitecture: all
  Papersize: letter
  PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-2100: HP LaserJet 2100 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10
  ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-10-generic root=UUID=cbf2be0c-e61a-4a6b-b7b5-a27fb3b8b816 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
  SourcePackage: system-config-printer
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 11/18/2009
  dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: F5
  dmi.board.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
  dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.board.version: x.x
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
  dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd11/18/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA770T-UD3P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA770T-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
  dmi.product.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
  dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.

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