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i wanted a distro that still can detect my canon ip1000. Distros nowadays can't and what good an OS if it isn't?

This driver for ip1000 The HOWTO: 1. Install required packages Install alien with synaptic Install libxml1 with synaptic (required later on to run canon's bjcups application) 2. Download Driver open terminal cd to your preferred download directory For ip1000: $ wget http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfi....50-2.i386.rpm $ wget http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfi....50-2.i386.rpm $ wget http://www.mafia.or.id/bjfilter/bjfi....50-2.i386.rpm 3. Convert .rpm to .deb $ sudo alien bjfilter-common-2.50-2.i386.rpm $ sudo alien bjfilter-pixmaip1000-2.50-2.i386.rpm $ sudo alien bjfilter-pixmaip1000-lprng-2.50-2.i386.rpm 4. Install $ sudo dpkg -i <names of the 3 generated deb files> 5.Edit .ppd file To allow printing quality options to be accessed through cups' printer properties you must edit as root the printer's ppd file.(This applies only to the ip1000) $ sudo gedit /usr/share/cups/model/canonpixmaip1000.ppd Add these lines: *OpenUI *CNQuality/Quality: PickOne *DefaultCNQuality: 3 *CNQuality 2/High: "2" *CNQuality 3/Normal: "3" *CNQuality 4/Standard: "4" *CNQuality 5/Economy: "5" *CloseUI: *CNQuality You can also replace these lines: *OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne *DefaultResolution: 600 *Resolution 600/600 dpi: "<</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice" *CloseUI: *Resolution with: *OpenUI *Resolution/Output Resolution: PickOne *DefaultResolution: 600 *Resolution 600/600 dpi: "<</HWResolution[600 600]>>setpagedevice" *Resolution 1200/1200 dpi: "<</HWResolution[1200 1200]>>setpagedevice" *Resolution 2400/2400 dpi: "<</HWResolution[2400 2400]>>setpagedevice" *CloseUI: *Resolution Save the file 6. Fix libs $sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libpng12.so.0 /usr/lib/libpng.so.2 $sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3 $sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libxml2.so.2 /usr/lib/libxml.so.1 7. Restart Cups $ sudo killall cupsd $ sudo cupsd 8. Setup Printer -System>Administration>Printing>New Printer -Choose Local or network printer and specify port or url, respectively -Forward Manufacturer>canon Model> PIXMA IP1000 Driver>Standard -Apply (if you can't find your printer choose:install driver>choose the ppd file you edited, reboot and try again to setup printer) 9. Test Right Click on printer> properties>print test page 10. Setup on GIMP -open an image to print -file>print>Choose your printer name>setup printer: Printer Model>PostScript level 2 command>lpr -P <your printer name> (PIXMA IP1000) PPD File>browse at /usr/share/cups/model/ (mine is /usr/share/cups/model/canonpixusip4100.ppd) -OK -Save Settings -Print