Showing extra printers that don't print

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c, linux
Domain
desktop

Research direction

Start by reproducing the print dialog in Xreader 3.2.2 on Linux Mint with the Brother_MFC_J4540DW CUPS printer configured as described. Compare the two displayed printer entries and verify that the duplicate non-printing entry is removed or corrected and that documents print through the remaining printer.

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Description

 * Xreader 3.2.2
 * Distribution Linux Mint 20.3 Cinnamon

Issue
I have one printer. Printers shows it as Brother_MFC_J4540DW
Screenshot from 2022-06-18 18-54-28

If I right-click on the printer icon and select properties it shows
Device URI: implicitclass://Brother_MFC_J4540DW/
Make and Model: Brother MFC-J4540DW, driverless, cups-filters 1.27.4
Printer State: Idle - Waiting for job to complete.
Screenshot from 2022-06-18 19-53-34

However when I try to print a document from Xreader 3.2.2 it shows two printers:
Brother-MFC-J4540DW has appeared.
Screenshot from 2022-06-18 20-06-07

Any documents sent to this printer do not print.

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