I have done some tests and have found a solution. Please try it out. Edit the file (with sudo):
/lib/systemd/system/cups.socket adding a line ListenStream=631 in the "[Socket]" section. The file should look like this then: ---------- [Unit] Description=CUPS Scheduler [Socket] ListenStream=/var/run/cups/cups.sock ListenStream=631 [Install] WantedBy=sockets.target ---------- Now make sure that this does not produce any editor backup files, like /lib/systemd/system/cups.socket~ or /lib/systemd/system/cups.socket.backup. Remove such files now. Now restart systemd with the command sudo systemctl daemon-reload Now systemd does not only restart CUPS via the domain socket but also via port 631, meaning that it also gets started when trying to access via the web interface (or any other application which accesses only via port 631). Please try it out. If you do not want to wait everytime until CUPS stops by itself for doing the tests, you can stop it with sudo systemctl stop cups -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1598300 Title: cups hang after a while To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups/+bug/1598300/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs