The problem here is that there is no Default for the
pnm2ppa/printer_model template. debconf's Noninteractive frontend
handles a select question with no default by picking the first one;
cdebconf doesn't do this (which I think is arguably a cdebconf bug, so
I've opened a cdebconf task on this bug). The practical effect of this
is that installs from the desktop CD will generate a correct
pnm2ppa.conf, since debconf is used to build the live filesystem, while
installs from the alternate install CD will not, since debconf passes
everything through to cdebconf there.
You can and should work around this problem in pnm2ppa by supplying a
Default, like this:
Template: pnm2ppa/printer_model
Type: select
Choices: 710, 712, 720, 722, 820, 1000
+Default: 710
_Description: What model of HP Deskjet printer do you use?
The pnm2ppa printer filter behaves differently depending upon which HP
DeskJet model you use. Choose your model of printer for the default
configuration file /etc/pnm2ppa.conf.
** Also affects: cdebconf (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Unconfirmed
** Changed in: cdebconf (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Medium
Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed
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HP DeskJet 7xxC, 820C or 1000C does not work out of the box
https://launchpad.net/bugs/52814
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