[Bug 1583331] Re: Change to lsb package in 16.04+ breaks backwards compatibility

[Patrick Then]

*** This bug is a duplicate of bug 1536353 ***
    https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1536353

Gladly!

1. 
a) Download the Epson printer driver for Workforce840/BX925 series (however, other printers are affected as well) available from
http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/du/02/DriverDownloadInfo.do?LG2=EN&CN2=&DSCMI=16839&DSCCHK=3d7bc6bdfca08006abfb859fb1967183156a7252
b) try to install the .deb file
2. The .deb should install, fetching the dependencies from the repos, enabling full-fetured printing with Epson printers
3. The installation fails due to requirements for lsb ("lsb>=3.2") not being met.

In the meantime I have found a different bug report (#1536353) for this
issue and have followed a workaround outlined there (add Trusty repos,
install lsb from there).

I'll mark this bug report as a duplicate!

** This bug has been marked a duplicate of bug 1536353
   [regression] Printer drivers install is broken as lsb package is not available anymore

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Title:
  Change to lsb package in 16.04+ breaks backwards compatibility

Status in lsb package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Since Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus, lsb has been changed (removed?
  numbering scheme altered?) in such a way that installation of various
  software becomes impossible due to missing dependencies.

  Most prominently it has become impossible to install the Linux driver packages for Epson printers (available from Epson).
  While the repositories contain a package (escpr) for epson printer drivers, this package provides only limited functionality (indicated by the r suffix in the package), which in some cases prevents any reasonable work with Epson printers (e.g. no support for duplex printing, additional paper cartridges, etc.).
  In my case, a Stylus Office BX925 (compatible to Workforce 840) can't be used with Ubuntu anymore, except for the most simple printing tasks.

  This issue affects the drivers and utilities for other printer brands
  as well.

  Further affected software seems to be e.g. Google Earth.

  While it's reasonable to assume that Google Earth will be eventually
  updated, there's no such guarantee for affected printer
  drivers/utilities, given the notoriously bad official Linux support of
  some hardware.

  lsb_release -rd
  Description:    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  Release:        16.04

  lsb version 9.20160110

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