Xubuntu should include a printer setup tool that sets the default printer
Bug #121335 reported by
Thomas Braun
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
cupsys (Ubuntu) |
Won't Fix
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Undecided
|
Pascal De Vuyst | ||
xubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Having set up a HP Printer in xubuntu 6.06.1 (PPC), most Programms were able to print using cups.
But trying to print from within gqview, it said 'SIGPIPE: Error printing'
Console output led me to the error: There was no default printer set.
lpstat -t
confirmed that.
I had to add a default printer using
sudo lpadmin -h localhost:631 -d $printername_
After that, everything went worked well.
Maybe there is a possibility to integrate that into the default setup routines for CUPS? Would be much easier for the users.
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The setting of the default printer should be done by the printer setup tool. It seems that gnome-cups-manager does only set a default printer if the user explicitly demands it. gnome-cups-manager is not maintained upstream any more and will be replaced, most probably by printerdrake:
https:/ /blueprints. launchpad. net/ubuntu/ +spec/printerdr ake
printerdrake always sets a default printer.