The official drivers for this printer are proprietary and closed source, therefore we cannot/are not allowed to include them into Ubuntu.
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). ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/508147 Title: driver for Cannon ip2600 Needed Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Binary package hint: firefox-3.0 Canon provided Driver for Pixma ip2600 in the past now claim that they do not provide same doe's anyone have same unable to use this printer ... ProblemType: Bug Architecture: i386 DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.04 Package: firefox-3.0 3.0.17+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.9.04.1 ProcEnviron: LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: firefox-3.0 Uname: Linux 2.6.28-17-generic i686 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/508147/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
