The cups-pdf printer package no longer works properly with edgy or one of the other packages that have been upgraded.

Bug #60952 reported by mkw87
2
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
cups-pdf (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Undecided
Martin-Éric Racine

Bug Description

Binary package hint: cups-pdf

The cups-pdf printer package installs properly, but is not detected as a local printer, it is detected as a network printer, and it does not appear to function properly with edgy.

Changed in cups-pdf:
assignee: nobody → q-funk
status: Unconfirmed → Needs Info
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mkw87 (mwarner-27) wrote :

I managed to fix this problem. Follow the normal installation steps, but instead of root-nautilus'ing and changing the properties of the cups-pdf file, simply execute the following line of code in a terminal:

“sudo chmod +s /usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf”

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Martin-Éric Racine (q-funk) wrote :

This is a duplicate of bugs #36093 and #42147.

Fixed in Debian and awaiting synchronization.

Changed in cups-pdf:
status: Needs Info → In Progress
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
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Martin-Éric Racine (q-funk) wrote :

Accepted:
 OK: cups-pdf_2.4.1-2.diff.gz
 OK: cups-pdf_2.4.1-2.dsc
     -> Component: universe Section: graphics

Origin: Debian/unstable
Format: 1.7
Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:48:29 +0100
Source: cups-pdf
Binary: cups-pdf
Architecture: source
Version: 2.4.1-2
Distribution: edgy
Urgency: low

Changed in cups-pdf:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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