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  1. Bug #25966
  2. Comment #108

Comment 108 for bug 25966

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote : Re: [Bug 25966] Re: NEW PACKAGE: Printer drivers for Brother needed

Saïvann Carignan [2008-02-28 23:54 -0000]:
> FriedChicken : Of course they will. cups-wrapper packages are already
> uploaded to hardy repositories and the LPR are coming, including the
> -extra packages. However, I doubt that they will get automatically
> installed, maybe that's too soon, we will see.

Since they are in multiverse, we cannot include them into the default
installation.

However, in the near future I hope to integrate printer detection into
jockey, so that you'll get an automatic notification and easy
installation. That's one of the topics we will discuss at the Linux
Foundation collaboration summit in April.

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