Yes, it DOES need to be installed by default. My HP PSC 1610 was not automatically detected by HPLIP because this was not automatically installed. And it's also not just a Kubuntu thing. I'm using Ubuntu. Pascal, CUPS may have been able to figure out my printer, but HPLIP is another thing entirely. HPLIP couldn't do it without this package, and this package should be in there by default so that HPLIP works correctly instead of suggesting laserjet PPDs for an inkjet.
-- hpijs-ppds package does not automatically install in Kubuntu feisty herd 3 install https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/84936 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kubuntu Team, which is a bug contact for kubuntu-meta in ubuntu. -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs