Printer disappeared

[Armando S. Romero III]

The service responsible for printing is "cups"

You can also try these with the cups service or anything else in general:

sudo start cups
sudo stop cups
sudo restart cups

On July 5, 2013 at 9:59 AM "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <amjjawad at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello David,
>
> Open your browser and type this command: http://localhost:631/admin
> Or just copy and paste it.
>
> If your printer is still there, you should see it. If not, try to
> re-install it again.
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 7:52 PM, David King <linuxman at avoura.com> wrote:
>
> >  I am using Ubuntu Studio 12.04, and today, when I went to print a
> > document, I turned my laser printer on and I was told it was a new printer.
> > I checked my installed printers and everything in the list had vanished. It
> > was able to install and configure the laser printer okay and let me use it,
> > but the PDF writer has gone, as well as my inkjet.
> >
> > I suppose the inkjet will come back when I switch it on, but how do I get
> > back the PDF writer I had before?
> >
> > And what could have caused Ubuntu to forget all about its printers?
> >
> >
> > David K
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