Re: How long until a deleted printer actually vanishes?
On Mon 28 Jan 2019 at 16:42:13 +0000, Brian Potkin wrote:
> On Sun 27 Jan 2019 at 19:08:22 +0100, Marc Haber wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Jan 26, 2019 at 07:02:21PM +0000, Brian Potkin wrote:
> >
> > > > When I tell okular to actually print, it says on the console
> > > > "/usr/bin/lpr: No such file or directory", but that file is present,
> > > > from cups-bsd, and invoking it manually from the same shell says "lpr:
> > > > Error - No default destination." stracing okular for hints why this
> > > > fails makes me end up without available printers at all.
> > >
> > > You have confirmed Bug #911702. Do you fancy having a go at #911844?
> >
> > Ouch. Those two, and the upstream bug, and the lack of any
> > maintainer/upstream reaction looks very very frustrating.
>
> A little. But, in time, someone in a position to take action will
> notice and act. For the time being, cups-browsed, which will be on
> most Linux systems, saves the day. It's best to be pragmatic.
I suppose Good Things happen all the time. This is one of those times:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=911844#146
This mail is being sent because Marc experienced the Okular issue and
expressed an interest in it.
I do not use Okular but am glad it fits into the printing system more
sensibly now.
Regards,
Brian.
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