Bug#993668: CUPS is missing after a default GNOME Desktop Install
On Sat 04 Sep 2021 at 16:16:50 +0200, Nader Nooryani wrote:
> Package: task-gnome-desktop
> Version: 3.68
>
> As of Debian 11, Print Server is no longer included as an option in the
> Debian installer if you use the defaults: Debian desktop environment, GNOME
> and standard system utilities. Ref:
> https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=950553
>
> This leaves the user without CUPS after a default install. This should
> perhaps be included in task-gnome-desktop
>
> Suggestion: It may be wise to include CUPS in task-gnome-desktop or
> somewhere else, since there are no instructions informing the user how they
> can enable support for printing.
>
> I am using Linux debian 5.10.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 5.10.46-4 (2021-08-03)
> x86_64 GNU/Linux
>From a previous mail to -boot:
> I have written a bit more about this on Reddit as well.
> https://www.reddit.com/r/debian/comments/pgl6c9/debian_11_and_printing/
It would be nice if the reddit thread could be updated to record the
responsive and timely intervention from the d-i maintainers.
Regards,
Brian.
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