1) 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 8.10.
As mentioned the system-config-printer part is implemented and this way we do
not need to ship all drivers on the CDs, we are prepared for printers being
launched after our release or being supported only by closed-source drivers
which we are not allowed to distribute, driver updates, ...
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).
2) No you can install other printer queues / drivers for your printer
next to the existing proprietary to test, setting this part to
Incomplete again
** Changed in: foomatic-db (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
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Provide drivers for Canon ir3035
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