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Here is a trick to install the PIXMA IP1600 on Ubuntu gutsy using the iP2200 driver.
1- install Alien
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install alien libxml1 libpng3

2-Get the ip 2200 driver
wget http://software.canon-europe.com/files/soft24301/software/iP2200_Linux_260.tar.gz

3-Unzip it
tar -zxf iP2200_Linux_260.tar.gz
and suppress useless ones
rm -f cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.src.rpm cnijfilter-ip2200-lprng-2.60-1.i386.rpm

4-Convert RPM to DEB packages
sudo alien cnijfilter-common-2.60-1.i386.rpm
sudo alien cnijfilter-ip2200-2.60-1.i386.rpm

5-Install drivers
sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-common_2.60-2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter-ip2200_2.60-2_i386.deb

6-Create magic links to make stuff working :) and update the library
sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libtiff.so.4 /usr/lib/libtiff.so.3
sudo ldconfig

7-Restart the printing manager
sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart

8-Configure the new printer using Gnome
System=>Administration=>Printers
Create a new printer.
Pick the "iP2200 Ver.2.60" driver for you iP1600.
And here we are :) your printer should work now.

PS : thanks to mouling for the explanation. (http://forum.ubuntu-fr.org/viewtopic.php?id=61554&p=1)