Bug#953419: cups: unable to print after a recent update
On Mon 09 Mar 2020 at 16:50:46 +0100, Frank B. Brokken wrote:
> Dear Brian Potkin, you wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Mar 09, 2020 at 01:48:58PM +0100, Frank Brokken wrote:
> >
> > > * What outcome did you expect instead?
> > >
> > > After the update I expected the print commands to continue working
> >
> > All present and future bugs in HPLIP can be avoided after reading
> >
> > https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDriverlessPrinting
> >
> > I would use the driverless command and lpadmin to set up a queue.
>
> Hi Brian,
Hello Frank. Don't forget to send mail to the bug report.
> Thanks for your reply. Unfortunately, now I'm left in a somewhat
> confused state. It's possible that I overlooked some important update item,
> but normally when updating programs continue to work, and if a reconfiguration
> is necessary then that's clearly shown in, e.g., the changelog.
You did not overlook anything. The behaviour is a bug.
> If I correctly understand your (above) advice then you ask me to read a
> document of some 20 sections, explaining the concept of
> 'CUPSDriverlessPrinting'. It's a thorough document, but maybe a bit over the
> top for users who would merely like to be able to continue printing?
It was a suggestion and could prove useful to a user.
> I've now downgraded hplip to the stable version, and all's working again. But
> I think an upgrade to the version in 'testing' is preferable, since my
> computer's normal distribution is 'testing'. Is there maybe some quick
> (step-by-step) upgrading guide explaining how to upgrade from the
> stable-release software to the testing-release software without encountering
> print-failures? I think such a guide would be really useful.
>
> Please advise,
The bug has been fixed upstream. Debian will have the fix when a new
package is uploaded to unstable.
The only way to avoid any bugs in testing is not to use it. I gave you
the way to avoid bugs in HPLIP earlier.
Cheers,
Brian.
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