Public bug reported: By default we do not auto discover printers on the network. This is not a very easy switch to find and turn on for most people we should default to having it set to "On"
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04 Package: system-config-printer-gnome 1.3.8+20120201-0ubuntu8 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-24.37-generic 3.2.14 Uname: Linux 3.2.0-24-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu7 Architecture: amd64 CupsErrorLog: Date: Fri May 11 10:28:29 2012 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Release amd64 (20120425) Lpstat: Error: command ['lpstat', '-v'] failed with exit code 1: lpstat: No destinations added. MachineType: LENOVO 4286CTO PackageArchitecture: all Papersize: letter ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.2.0-24-generic root=UUID=3d880a9e-f17b-4e2e-9499-6273ef2e37fb ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 SourcePackage: system-config-printer UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 07/07/2011 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 8DET50WW (1.20 ) dmi.board.asset.tag: Not Available dmi.board.name: 4286CTO dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr8DET50WW(1.20):bd07/07/2011:svnLENOVO:pn4286CTO:pvrThinkPadX220:rvnLENOVO:rn4286CTO:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 4286CTO dmi.product.version: ThinkPad X220 dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: system-config-printer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/998162 Title: Should default to "Show Printers Shared By Other Systems" to On/Checked To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/system-config-printer/+bug/998162/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs