Re: Cupsys, using gimpprint driver instead of gutenprint

[Matthew Krauss <Matthew@Greenberg-Group.com>]

T wrote:
> Hi, 
>
> The new cupsys in Etch does not work for me, while the old cupsys in Sarge
> works perfectly. After switching to Etch, I've had 3 attempts trying to make
> it works, but failed 3 times. (My latest attempt and problem logged at:
> http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php?s3095+gcups.bugs+v3104+T0 )
>
> Suddenly it occurs to me that in Sarge, I am using gimpprint driver, while
> now I'm trying the gutenprint driver, and I do know that people are not
> using the gutenprint, to avoid the trouble, while looking for answer to my
> problems.
>   
Yes, Cupsys and Gutenprint are not getting along in Etch.  I had to pull 
my hair out for a few weeks on this, until finally someone on this list 
confirmed that I wasn't the only one, identified the problem and filed 
it as a bug report.

This has been fixed in Sid and I am sure the fix will move in to Etch 
soon.  You can either upgrade to the version in Sid or wait it out.  The 
version in Sid is working fine for me.

If you don't want to mix your system and can't wait, you can also use 
the web interface to point Cupsys to your drivers.  Rough guide:

1. Use locate to find your printers PPD file
2. Go to http://localhost:631
   and create a new printer
3. When it gives you the option, instead of selecting a printer from the 
list,
   browse to the the ppd file you found in step 1.

> Luckily the gimpprint driver set is still in Etch:
>
>  cupsys-driver-gimpprint - printer drivers for CUPS
>  foomatic-db-gimp-print - linuxprinting.org printer support - database for Gimp-Print printer drivers
>  gimp-print - print plugin for the GIMP
>  gimpprint-doc - Users' Guide for Gimp-Print and CUPS
>  gimpprint-locales - Locale data files for Gimp-Print
>  libgimpprint1 - The Gimp-Print printer driver library
>
> So I removed all foomatic/cupsys related package and re-install the 4th
> time. But to my surprise, I see no gimpprint driver, but only the gutenprint
> driver that didn't work for me. So here is my question, 
>
> For cupsys in Etch, is it possible to use gimpprint driver instead of
> gutenprint?
>   
The gimpprint package in Etch is just an empty package that depends on 
gutenprint since the name was changed.

Good luck,
Matthew