[ale] Conflicting Printer Drivers

[Paul Cartwright]

On Sun February 22 2009, Jim Moore wrote:
> 1. apt-get uninstall gutenprint 5.0.2, or
> 2. apt-get uninstall gutenprint 5.0.0 and then apt-get install
> gutenprint 5.0.2
>
> Don't know quite where to go.
>
> suggestions appreciated!!!

oh, my... does THIS ever sound familiar:)
I have my main printer, and it is an Epson  R380 photo.
yup, I had this problem not long ago...
here is what I have installed:
~$ dpkg --list |grep guten
ii  cups-driver-gutenprint                                  5.0.2-4                             
printer drivers for CUPS
ii  cupsys-driver-gutenprint                                5.0.2-4                             
printer drivers for CUPS
ii  foomatic-db-gutenprint                                  5.0.2-4                             
OpenPrinting printer support - database for Gutenprint printer d
ii  gimp-gutenprint                                         5.0.2-4                             
print plugin for the GIMP
ii  gutenprint                                              5.0.2-2lsb3.2                       
Gutenprint - Top Quality Printer Drivers
ii  gutenprint-locales                                      5.0.2-4                             
locale data files for Gutenprint
ii  ijsgutenprint                                           5.0.2-4                             
inkjet server - Ghostscript driver for Gutenprint
ii  libgutenprint2                                          5.0.2-4                             
runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver library
ii  libgutenprintui2-1                                      5.0.2-4                             
runtime for the Gutenprint printer driver user interface library

my ppd files are here:
/etc/cups/ppd/epson_greyscale.ppd
/etc/cups/ppd/HP_8100_photoSmart.ppd
/etc/cups/ppd/Gutenprint_USB_Printer_1.ppd
/etc/cups/ppd/gutenprint_usb_printer_1.ppd


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