On Tue, 27 Aug 2024 14:06:48 -0400 Haines Brown <hai...@histomat.net> wrote:
> I upgraded to testing, but had a problem with the testing version > of CUPS, so downgraded CUPS to its stable version. > > Can't print because printer is paused. It is paused because > my printer is paused because: > > "File "/usr/lib/cups/filter/gstopxl" not available: No such file > or directory" > > The problem is that I do have this filter in /usr/lib/cups/filter/ > > $ ls -la | grep gstopxl > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 558 Aug 19 00:57 gstopxl > > I have installed: > > i cups - > i A cups-browsed > i cups-bsd > i A cups-client > i A cups-core-drivers > i A cups-daemon > i A cups-filters > i A cups-filters-core-driver > i A cups-ipp-utils > i A cups-pk-helpe > i A cups-ppdc > i A cups-server-common > i A libcups2t64 > i A libcupsfilters1t64 > p printer-driver-cups-pdf:i386 > i A python3-cups > i A libcupsfilters1t64 > i A python3-cupshelpers > i A libcupsfilters1t64 > c printer-driver-cups-pdf > i A python3-cups > i A python3 > > It looks like the printer-driver-cups-pdf package is not installed, > but I dont see how that could force the printer to pause. be the > I see: root@hawk:~# apt-file search gstopxl cups-filters: /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstopxl root@hawk:~# ls -l $( locate gstopxl ) -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 558 May 19 2023 /usr/lib/cups/filter/gstopxl root@hawk:~# So gstopxl is from the package cups-filters, which you have installed. Your listing agrees with mine as to the permissions, ownership, and length of the file but not the date. I conjectured that that is the date of installation, or, in my case, upgrade. Mine is from Bookworm. -- Does anybody read signatures any more? https://charlescurley.com https://charlescurley.com/blog/
