Failed to add new printer in Debian Wheezy
Serhii Potapov January 27, 2013 #linux #debian #wheezy #printerAfter migrating to Debian Wheezy (current test Debian repository) I faced a problem with installing a local USB printer: on attempt to add new USB printer (HP LaserJet M1005) I got an error message: "Failed to add new printer in Debian Wheezy" ("Не удалось добавить новый принтер" if you have Russian localization).
After googling for I a while I found a good workaround for it. All you need is
to use pk-helper
package from Sid (unstable Debian version), since it seems to
be buggy in Wheezy.
So add Sid repository to your /etc/apt/source.list
:
deb http://ftp.ua.debian.org/debian/ sid main non-free contrib
And reinstall cups-pk-helper
package using Sid repository:
aptitude reinstall cups-pk-helper --target sid
That's all. Now try to connect your USB printer. Btw, there is the bug report.