Kubuntu 14.04 doesn't automatically recognizes my USB printer

[russed]

Hi.
Kubuntu 14.04 Kubuntu 14.04 Trusty Tahr (LTS), 64bits, booted from its LiveCD,

doesn't automatically recognizes my Epson Stylus CX4500 USB printer. I must manually install it before to print.
I hadn't this problem with
Kubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin (LTS) 64 bits Live CD.
Any idea?

[Snowhog]

If you can install the driver when booted from the LiveCD to get the printer to work, it just means that the driver module isn't preconfigured/included in 14.04. If you were using a LiveUSB with a persistent partition, you would be able to save the installation/configuration between boots.

All this said, it means that if you install 14.04, you will be able to install/configure your printer just fine.

[russed]

Thank you, Snowhog. Yes, I can install/configure my printer and it works fine. I can understand why the driver module isn't preconfigured/included in 14.04: it is an old model (it is almost 10 years old, but it still works). For the time being, just testing this new version of Kubuntu LTS, I boot from a LiveCD, not a LiveUSB. So I must manually install the printer before to print, which is a minor hassle. I just miss the easiness of the previous LTS version, and I wondered why it isn't so easy now. I think that this thread can be marked as SOLVED/CLOSED now. Thank you.

[Snowhog]

I have a Panasonic KX-P4410 laser printer that is 22 years old. It has worked with every version of Kubuntu I've used, starting with Edgy Eft. So, age isn't necessarily a defining factor in compatibility. Given that you can install the printer is a good sign.