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
|
Undecided
|
Pascal De Vuyst | ||
| xubuntu-meta (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
|
Medium
|
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.
Revision history for this message
| Till Kamppeter (till-kamppeter) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in gnome-cups-manager: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
Revision history for this message
| Pascal De Vuyst (pascal-devuyst) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in cupsys: | |
| assignee: | nobody → pascal-devuyst |
| status: | New → Won't Fix |
Revision history for this message
| Gauvain Pocentek (gpocentek) wrote | #3 |
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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:/
printerdrake always sets a default printer.