I just reported a similar bug for 12.04 LTS, tagged 1081065 I confirm the above for my Epson printer. Any file does not print in duplex (tested both pdf and office). The duplex option just is not selectable (either greyed-out or auto-resets to single page). 10.04 LTS gave no problems.
Since it is more printer brands and was not a problem on 10.04 I suspect it is not the printer brands drivers but Ubuntu that causes the flaw. Printer: Epson SX535WD Drivers I had installed on 10.04 LTS: - epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb - epson-inkjet-printer-201106w_1.0.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb Drivers I have installed on 12.04 LTS (1 updated, 1 the same) - epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1.2.2-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb (newer) - epson-inkjet-printer-201106w_1.0.1-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb (same) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to ghostscript in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/885118 Title: duplex printing gone Status in GS-GPL - GPL Ghostscript: Fix Released Status in “ghostscript” package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in “ghostscript” source package in Oneiric: Fix Released Bug description: Unabl4e to do duplex printing using Ubuntu 11.10 , Brother 2170W printer. My set-up is dual booting with Win 7 and Ubuntu current version connected to the printer by wireless. Windows (Word) prints duplex without difficulty but I have been unable to duplex print with Ubuntu since leaving 10.04 where it worked fine. The problem seems to be program independent; I am using Libre in Ubuntu. I strongly suspect that the driver for the printer in Ubuntu is inappropriate. All advice will be appreciated. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/gs-gpl/+bug/885118/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
