The setting of the default printer should be done by the printer setup tool. It seems that gnome-cups-manager does only set a default printer if the user explicitly demands it. gnome-cups-manager is not maintained upstream any more and will be replaced, most probably by printerdrake:
https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/printerdrake printerdrake always sets a default printer. ** Changed in: gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: cupsys => gnome-cups-manager ** Changed in: gnome-cups-manager (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- printer setup not complete, lpd does not work https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/121335 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
