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       Status: Incomplete => Expired

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Title:
  Can't install printer drivers for Epson R1800 in 12.04

Status in “cups” package in Ubuntu:
  Expired

Bug description:
  I'm getting very poor results when printing photographs on my Epson
  Stylus Photo R1800 - low saturation and unsharp images - since
  upgrading from 10.04 to 12.04.

  When trying to resolve this using Printing=>Printer Properties=>Make
  and Model=>Change, I get an error messsage which tells me this actions
  is "Not supported by this backend", and advising me to report it as a
  bug - I've attached a screenshot.

  1)
  michael@Linley6:~$ lsb_release -rd
  Description:	Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS
  Release:	12.04

  2)
  michael@Linley6:~$ apt-cache policy cups
  cups:
    Installed: 1.5.3-0ubuntu4
    Candidate: 1.5.3-0ubuntu4
    Version table:
   *** 1.5.3-0ubuntu4 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise-updates/main i386 Packages
          100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
       1.5.2-9ubuntu1 0
          500 http://gb.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
          500 http://ubuntu.mirror.cambrium.nl/ubuntu/ precise/main i386 Packages
  michael@Linley6:~$ 

  3)
  I expected to be able to install an alternative driver for my printer.

  4) 
  I got an error message.

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