Bug#429283: lprng is non-sticky; allows CUPS to replace it.
reassign 429283 foomatic-filters-ppds
retitle 429283 foomatic-filters-ppds removes lprng
thankyou
On Sat, Jun 16, 2007 at 12:51:36PM -0600, s. keeling wrote:
> you can better determine where it ought to go. For reference,
> perhaps Message-ID: <slrnf70sc9.v92.keeling@heretic.spots.ab.ca>
> and the ensuing thread in debian-user@lists.debian.org would be a
> good place to start looking. The short version is:
I cannot find that reference.
>
> - installed lprng
> - installed foomatic-filters-ppds
> - foomatic-filters-ppds removed lprng and replaced it with CUPS
>
> the last of which is exactly what I was trying to avoid.
It's a problem with the filters program, or the tool you are using to
install. The package recommends cups but should still be ok about lprng.
> So, is lprng at fault for failing to stand up for itself, is the
> packaging system at fault for allowing this to happen, or is
> foomatic-* at fault for being biased in favour of CUPS? I suspect
> it's a bit of a combination of all three.
It's not lprng, there is nothing it could do to avoid this.
> try and hold out a little longer if I can. linuxprinting.org
> assures me that lprng is quite capable of the task, but the Debian
> packaging system appears to think otherwise.
I run it this way.
- Craig
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