Local Apps and Network Printing

[M Rathburn]

Anyone?  Running localapps is quite useless if we can't print. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: M Rathburn [mailto:stretchem at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2009 2:39 PM
> To: 'Edubuntu Users Group'
> Subject: Local Apps and Network Printing
> 
> Edubuntu 8.10
> 
> I have an environment set up with applications such as 
> Firefox and Adobe Reader working smoothly running as a local 
> app on diskless thin clients that PXE boot.  However, I've 
> run into a pickle with network printing...
> 
> Our printers are on the network and use direct socket 
> printing (port 9100).
> On the Edubuntu server the printers are configured and 
> working great - if you're not running a local app 
> (ltsp-localapps).  If you're running as a localapp, you don't 
> get any printers.  So I installed CUPS into the thin client 
> chroot, and that actually works also, pending you don't log 
> out after configuring a printer (via https).
> 
> What is the best method for printing to network printers when 
> running applications as local apps?  Should whatever is in 
> /etc/cups just be copied over to /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/cups and 
> update the image?  I've actually tried that, but still don't 
> see the list of printers in the Printer Dialog Box - I 
> suspect there's some Gnome applet update or something that 
> needs to be updated (?).
> 
> Or, is there an alternative method such as samba shared 
> network printing or something that could be set up in 
> lts.conf/wherever?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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