[apport] system-config-printer.py crashed with RuntimeError in getPPD()"

Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported, but feel free to report any other bugs you find.

Were you doing anything in system-config-printer itself or just synaptic?

Just synaptic, in case it could be helpful I include a copy of my last update from the history:

Commit Log for Tue Feb 20 21:00:34 2007

Actualizó los paquetes siguientes:
app-install-data (0.3.20) to 0.3.22
apport (0.57) to 0.58
apport-gtk (0.57) to 0.58
apport-qt (0.57) to 0.58
at (3.1.10ubuntu3) to 3.1.10ubuntu4
bind9-doc (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
bind9-host (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
bluez-pin (0.30-2.1ubuntu2) to 0.30-2.1ubuntu3
diff (2.8.1-11ubuntu3) to 2.8.1-11ubuntu4
diveintopython (5.4-2ubuntu1) to 5.4-2ubuntu2
dnsutils (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
dpkg (1.13.24ubuntu4) to 1.13.24ubuntu5
dpkg-dev (1.13.24ubuntu4) to 1.13.24ubuntu5
dselect (1.13.24ubuntu4) to 1.13.24ubuntu5
gamin (0.1.8-1ubuntu1) to 0.1.8-1ubuntu2
gdebi (0.2ubuntu10) to 0.2ubuntu11
gdebi-core (0.2ubuntu10) to 0.2ubuntu11
gnome-app-install (0.3.20) to 0.3.22
gnome-menus (2.17.91-0ubuntu1) to 2.17.91-0ubuntu2
gnome-orca (2.17.91-0ubuntu1) to 2.17.91-0ubuntu2
hplip-data (1.7.1-1ubuntu1) to 1.7.1-1ubuntu2
libaudiofile-dev (0.2.6-6ubuntu1) to 0.2.6-6ubuntu2
libaudiofile0 (0.2.6-6ubuntu1) to 0.2.6-6ubuntu2
libbind9-0 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
libcairomm-1.0-1 (1.2.0-0ubuntu1) to 1.2.0-0ubuntu2
libcairomm-1.0-dev (1.2.0-0ubuntu1) to 1.2.0-0ubuntu2
libdns22 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
libgamin0 (0.1.8-1ubuntu1) to 0.1.8-1ubuntu2
libgnome-menu-dev (2.17.91-0ubuntu1) to 2.17.91-0ubuntu2
libgnome-menu2 (2.17.91-0ubuntu1) to 2.17.91-0ubuntu2
libisc11 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
libisccc0 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
libisccfg1 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
liblwres9 (1:9.3.4-2ubuntu1) to 1:9.3.4-2ubuntu2
libvte-common (1:0.15.3-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.15.3-0ubuntu3
libvte-dev (1:0.15.3-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.15.3-0ubuntu3
libvte-doc (1:0.15.3-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.15.3-0ubuntu3
libvte9 (1:0.15.3-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.15.3-0ubuntu3
libxrandr-dev (2:1.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2:1.2.0-3
libxrandr2 (2:1.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2:1.2.0-3
libxrandr2-dbg (2:1.1.1-0ubuntu1) to 2:1.2.0-3
python-apport (0.57) to 0.58
python-gmenu (2.17.91-0ubuntu1) to 2.17.91-0ubuntu2
python-problem-report (0.57) to 0.58
python-qt3 (3.17-0ubuntu2) to 3.17-0ubuntu3
python-qt4 (4.1-0ubuntu3) to 4.1-0ubuntu4
python-vte (1:0.15.3-0ubuntu2) to 1:0.15.3-0ubuntu3
rhythmbox (0.9.7.90-0ubuntu1) to 0.9.7.90-0ubuntu2
system-tools-backends (2.1.3-0ubuntu1) to 2.1.3-0ubuntu2
system-tools-backends-dev (2.1.3-0ubuntu1) to 2.1.3-0ubuntu2
vim-common (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6
vim-doc (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6
vim-gnome (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6
vim-gui-common (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6
vim-runtime (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6
vim-tiny (1:7.0-164+1ubuntu3) to 1:7.0-164+1ubuntu6

Instaló los paquetes siguientes:
libboost-regex-dev (1.33.1-9ubuntu3)
libbrlapi1 (3.7.2-7ubuntu1)
libicu36-dev (3.6-2)
libpthread-stubs0 (0.1-1build1)
libpthread-stubs0-dev (0.1-1build1)
libpulse-browse0 (0.9.5-5ubuntu2)
libpulse-dev (0.9.5-5ubuntu2)
libpulse-mainloop-glib0 (0.9.5-5ubuntu2)
python-orca-brlapi (2.17.91-0ubuntu2)