On Sat 27 Jun 2015 at 14:03:00 -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > On Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:40:58 +0100 > Brian <a...@cityscape.co.uk> wrote: > > > On Sat 27 Jun 2015 at 13:17:45 -0700, bri...@aracnet.com wrote: > > > > > well, i tried to purge the avahi thingy and accidentally purged cups > > > > I've not had my mind boggled in a long time but it is boggling now; in > > spades. avahi-daemon is only a recommendation. It is impossible to purge > > cups by its removal > > bah. i am mistaken. i tried to get rid of libavahi*
As you have found out the hard way: cups depends on libavahi-client3 and libavahi-common3. > > > i reinstalled cups AND i had saved a copy of the /etc/cups directory > > > such in the event of such an occassion. > > > > > > so i re-copied the entire directory. > > > > > > and the printer didn't work. furthermore cups is not acting the same. > > > > > > so in desperation I tried: > > > > > > ipp://192.168.1.111/ipp > > > > An unknown technique. > > well it's internet printing protocol and i find it neither more nor > less decipherable than the previous working configuration. I know what ipp is. > > > and lo and behold i can print a test page. > > > > > > But, now none of the other computers on the network see the cups server. > > > > > > just absolutely killing me. > > > > What do think it is doing to us? We await further developments. > > an upgrade to latest stable... People upgrading from a *working* Wheezy cups have generally not noticed any change in their printing experience. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/27062015220931.263d0ba14...@desktop.copernicus.demon.co.uk
