13.04 Beta 2 Printers

Wed Apr 10 17:13:02 UTC 2013

Hi,

This is really interesting because, IMHO, "ubuntu-desktop" package should
not have driver for Printers for example unless I'm missing something.

Yes please, I will be waiting for your email :)

Thank you so much!

On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 3:02 AM, Blaine Williams <blaine00 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ali,
>
> No luck. Updating (upgrade and dist-upgrade) did not help. Installing
> "Ubuntu-desktop" immediately fixed the issue. After the install completed,
> while still in LXDE, I launched the printer application and it worked fine.
> Sorry, I know I cheated, but at least we now know that the problem is in
> fact caused by a missing package... And I kinda need to print tonight. :-)
>
> I'll play with a raw Lubuntu in a VM later to see if I can figure out what
> package was missing... and to confirm whether or not this is a global issue
> or just an issue with my install.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Blaine
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 9, 2013, at 4:32 PM, "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <amjjawad at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> Take your time and we are waiting for your next report :D
>
> This place, actually this community is all about "My experience and skills
> are limited, I'm very much willing to learn". We are not expert, gurus,
> etc. We are people who are willing to learn. This is what is really special
> in Lubuntu Community - the strong well to learn, learn and nothing but
> learning :D
>
> Have a safe trip to your home and I'm sure you will hit reply to all next
> time :D
>
> Take care!
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:25 AM, Blaine williams <blaine00 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hey Ali
>>
>> As far as printers go, I did not actually try to install a printer on
>> either computer. That is why I figured the printer was irrelevant. I just
>> opened the "Printers" application. No further clicks, hovers, swipes,
>> pinches, etc were performed. =) Beta 2 gives me a message about the printer
>> service not being installed and beta 1 works like a champ.
>>
>> I will update the system when I get home though. I too like to use CLI
>> when possible... though I'm still kind of a noob. But I'm always willing to
>> learn!
>>
>> Thanks for the suggestions! I'll report back with my findings. And yes, I
>> will click "reply to all" from this day on. =)
>>
>> Blaine
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 3:40 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Blaine,
>>>
>>> With mailing list, you need to hit "Reply All" and no worries about
>>> that, I'm sure you will remember that next time :D
>>>
>>> Since you are using different Printer, that explains why it did not work
>>> with Beta 2 while it worked with Beta 1. Two different Printers :)
>>>
>>> I found this page: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Printers
>>> Kindly have a look at it. If that didn't help you, please, let us know :)
>>>
>>> IMHO, I would suggest to open LXTerminal and:
>>>
>>> sudo apt-get update
>>> sudo apt-get upgrade
>>> sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>>>
>>> The above commands will update and upgrade your system. Also, the last
>>> one will upgrade your Linux Kernel to the latest one used by that release.
>>>
>>> Connecting to the Internet while installing is not a big deal. It helps
>>> only to install some extra package during the installation. If you are not
>>> connected while installing, no worries because once you are done, you can
>>> do all the updates, etc.
>>>
>>> After installation, you need to run the above 3 commands :)
>>>
>>> Some may prefer to use the Update Manager. I'm doing my best to use CLI
>>> and avoid GUI :D but that is me :)
>>>
>>> Thing is, not every problem is a bug. To be extra sure, this link may
>>> help:
>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ReportingBugs
>>>
>>> and this one too: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing
>>>
>>> Sorry if I'm posting so many links but this is needed on our daily life
>>> with Linux :D
>>>
>>> Please, let us know if you require more information ;)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 11:40 PM, Blaine williams <blaine00 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Ali and thank you!
>>>>
>>>> I am not using the same printer, but the issue occurs before any
>>>> attempt is made to install the printer. The full message it displays is
>>>> "Printing service not available. Start the service on this computer or
>>>> connect to another server." There is a button to "Start Service" but it is
>>>> grayed out. This is seen as soon as the "Printers" application is launched.
>>>> I checked Synaptic, and it seems CUPS is installed. Excuse my lack of
>>>> expertise, but I'm not really sure what other packages I would need to
>>>> enable the printing service.
>>>>
>>>> The LiveUSB I used checks out with no errors.
>>>>
>>>> Sorry for my lack of specifics, here is the setups...
>>>>
>>>> 1 - Personal Laptop
>>>> Used Lubuntu 13.04 Beta 2 Desktop AMD64 image
>>>> Installed from a LiveUSB that was created using the default Ubuntu
>>>> Startup Disk creator
>>>> This is the setup that I am having the issue on.
>>>>
>>>> 2 - Virtualbox image on work computer
>>>> Used Lubuntu 13.04 Beta 1 Desktop i386 image
>>>> Installed Lubuntu directly from the .iso file
>>>> "Printer" application works just as it does on every other *buntu
>>>> distro I've used.
>>>>
>>>> I was really curious to know if I should report this as a bug or if
>>>> something went wrong with my installation. One thing to note, is that I did
>>>> not connect to the Internet during the initial install of Beta 2. I did
>>>> however connect while installing Beta 1. Not sure if that has anything to
>>>> do with it.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> Blaine
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Blaine and Welcome to the Mailing List
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm the one who talked to you on Google+ Community ;) and yes, you
>>>>> will see me everywhere :P
>>>>>
>>>>> First thing first, feel free to send your questions via this mailing
>>>>> list and we will gladly direct you and guide you whenever needed in case
>>>>> you need to use another channel.
>>>>> By the way, don't forget to bookmark this link, please:
>>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/ContactUs
>>>>>
>>>>> Now, are you using the 'same printer' on both machines?
>>>>>
>>>>> As Phill suggested, kindly check the LiveCD or LiveUSB that you used
>>>>> to install Beta2 for errors. When you boot your machine from the Live
>>>>> Media, it will give you some option right after choosing the installation
>>>>> language. There is an option to check the disc for errors so please do that
>>>>> check. There was a bug [1] actually for raring-desktop-i386 image where you
>>>>> can't check the disc for errors (disc is the Live Media you use to install
>>>>> from NOT the HDD).
>>>>>
>>>>> Have you used the desktop image or the alternate image?
>>>>>
>>>>> How did you create your Live media? is it LiveCD or LiveUSB?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] - https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/casper/+bug/1166379
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 5:16 PM, Blaine williams <blaine00 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hello everyone! This is my first submission, so if this is the wrong
>>>>>> place for this or if I'm doing it wrong, feel free to correct me! =)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've installed Beta 2 on my main computer at home and I tried to set
>>>>>> up my printer this morning. The printer application (system-config-printer)
>>>>>> displays a message about the printer service not being installed. I figured
>>>>>> there was just something I needed to install, but when using my Beta 1
>>>>>> installation from work, the printer application just works out the box.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, either something is wrong with my installation, or something has
>>>>>> changed between beta 1 and beta 2 that breaks the "out of the box" printing
>>>>>> experience. I've fully updated my beta 1 installation and the printer
>>>>>> application still works fine so it looks like the problem deals with the
>>>>>> original installation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can anyone confirm this issue with Beta 2? Should I submit a bug
>>>>>> report?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks! Much love for the Lubuntu team and their fine work!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Blaine Williams
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
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