Re: geany cannot use printers shared by cups

[mick crane <mick.crane@gmail.com>]

On 2019-11-03 20:53, Gene Heskett wrote:
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> So what do I do next?

not entirely certain.
If it helps on Buster (works as print-server)I get.

:~$ apt search cups
cups/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface

cups-backend-bjnp/stable 2.0.1-1 amd64
  printer backend for Canon BJNP protocol

cups-browsed/stable,now 1.21.6-5 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - cups-browsed

cups-bsd/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands

cups-client/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)

cups-common/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 all [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files

cups-core-drivers/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 
[installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - driverless printing

cups-daemon/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon

cups-filters/stable,now 1.21.6-5 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package

cups-filters-core-drivers/stable,now 1.21.6-5 amd64 
[installed,automatic]
  OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Driverless printing

cups-ipp-utils/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - IPP developer/admin utilities

cups-pk-helper/stable,now 0.2.6-1+b1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  PolicyKit helper to configure cups with fine-grained privileges

cups-ppdc/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 amd64 [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities

cups-server-common/stable,now 2.2.10-6+deb10u1 all [installed,automatic]
  Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common files

 :~$ apt show cups
Package: cups
Version: 2.2.10-6+deb10u1
Priority: optional
Section: net
Maintainer: Debian Printing Team <debian-printing@lists.debian.org>
Installed-Size: 1,158 kB
Depends: libavahi-client3 (>= 0.6.16), libavahi-common3 (>= 0.6.16), 
libc6 (>= 2.16), libcups2 (= 2.2.10-6+deb10u1), libcupsimage2 (>= 
1.4.0), libgcc1 (>= 1:3.0), libstdc++6 (>= 5), libusb-1.0-0 (>= 
2:1.0.8), debconf (>= 0.5) | debconf-2.0,cups-core-drivers (>= 
2.2.10-6+deb10u1),cups-daemon (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u1), poppler-utils, 
procps, ghostscript, cups-common (>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u1), 
cups-server-common(>= 2.2.10-6+deb10u1), cups-client (>= 
2.2.10-6+deb10u1), cups-ppdc, cups-filters (>= 1.0.24-3~)
Recommends: avahi-daemon, colord, cups-filters (>= 1.0.42) | 
foomatic-filters, printer-driver-gutenprint, cups-filters (>= 
1.0.36)|ghostscript-cups
Suggests: cups-bsd, foomatic-db-compressed-ppds | foomatic-db, 
printer-driver-hpcups, hplip, cups-pdf, udev, smbclient
Breaks: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)
Replaces: cups-bsd (<< 1.7.2-3~)

good luck

mick

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