*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 32302 *** I'm glad everything is solved now.
The main problem you had is because gnome-cups-manager suggest the usb backend by default, while it should suggest the hp backend when available. Closing this bug as a duplicate of bug #32302. ** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 32302 duplicate printers listed when adding new printer -- hplip cannot find DeskJet 5440 printer, despite CUPS's claims to the contrary https://launchpad.net/bugs/49107 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs