Fixed in CUPS 2.2.6 which is the version used in Bionic. For a SRU this should be the patch to backport:
https://github.com/apple/cups/commit/c536b6c583abd9ea1b750f15e887b313ed7ad951 ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Fix Released ** Also affects: cups (Ubuntu Artful) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: cups (Ubuntu Artful) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cups in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1729910 Title: lp ignores ~/.cups/lpoptions in 17.10 Status in cups package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in cups source package in Artful: Triaged Bug description: LP ignores the settings defined in ~/cups/lpoptions in artful Steps to reproduce: 1) Define a default print in lpoptions that differs from one in /etc/cups/printers.conf 2) Execute lpstat -d 3) Above will output default defined in prints.conf instead of ~/cups/lpoptions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1729910/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp