Re: CUPS is just killing me
On Sat 27 Jun 2015 at 14:03:00 -0700, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:40:58 +0100
> Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > On Sat 27 Jun 2015 at 13:17:45 -0700, briand@aracnet.com wrote:
> >
> > > well, i tried to purge the avahi thingy and accidentally purged cups
> >
> > I've not had my mind boggled in a long time but it is boggling now; in
> > spades. avahi-daemon is only a recommendation. It is impossible to purge
> > cups by its removal
>
> bah. i am mistaken. i tried to get rid of libavahi*
As you have found out the hard way: cups depends on libavahi-client3 and
libavahi-common3.
> > > i reinstalled cups AND i had saved a copy of the /etc/cups directory
> > > such in the event of such an occassion.
> > >
> > > so i re-copied the entire directory.
> > >
> > > and the printer didn't work. furthermore cups is not acting the same.
> > >
> > > so in desperation I tried:
> > >
> > > ipp://192.168.1.111/ipp
> >
> > An unknown technique.
>
> well it's internet printing protocol and i find it neither more nor
> less decipherable than the previous working configuration.
I know what ipp is.
> > > and lo and behold i can print a test page.
> > >
> > > But, now none of the other computers on the network see the cups server.
> > >
> > > just absolutely killing me.
> >
> > What do think it is doing to us? We await further developments.
>
> an upgrade to latest stable...
People upgrading from a *working* Wheezy cups have generally not noticed
any change in their printing experience.
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