Re: non installed printer can not be removed
On Sun 19 Jun 2022 at 08:48:43 -0400, gene heskett wrote:
> On 6/17/22 00:46, Gareth Evans wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > On 17 Jun 2022, at 01:56, Gareth Evans <donotspam@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> > > On Thu 16 Jun 2022, at 22:13, Hans <hans.ullrich@loop.de> wrote:
> > > > Hi folks,
> > > >
> > > > I am struggeling with a little problem, I can not explain.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > D [17/Jun/2022:00:47:45 +0100] [Job 36] Resolving \"Brother MFC-L2740DW series\", regtype=\"_ipp._tcp\", domain=\"local.\"...
> > > >
> > > > system-config-printer refuses to persist changes to the driver for autodetected queues with previous cups versions which do autodetect it, hanging on to the version including "...fax, driverless...".
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Gareth
> cups has an annoying habit of considering any printer it scanning protocol
> detects as precious. To me its a bug.
I do not understand what you are trying to say here. What is this
"scanning protocol"? What does being "precious" involve?
> The best solution I have found is a script you can dl from brothers
> usa site, called: linux-brprinter-installer-2.2.3-1.gz
> (the version may change)
>
> Unpack it and run it, it will ask for the model #, and it will download and
> install
> whatever drivers that model needs including the scanner and whatever it
> needs.
>
> It will put backup copies of whatever in /opt/brother that you can reinstall
> if needed.
>
> If you have 2 brother printers, run it again a give it the other model #.
> Wash, rinse, repeat.
This is good advice for a user with a legacy/classic printer. With a
modern printer (~2012 onwards) it can be completely ignored. Debian
bullseye will detect and automatically set up any such printers. The
non-free Brother drivers are redundant on today's printing system.
--
Brian.
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