[xubuntu-users] Printer query

[Peter Flynn]

If you are sharing the printer then does CUPS not use smb to do so? 

P

Neil Winchurst <neilwin at drofle.co.uk> wrote:

>On 17/05/13 20:18, Peter Flynn wrote:
>> On 05/17/2013 11:27 AM, Neil Winchurst wrote:
>>> Further research has shown me that there is a known problem with
>version
>>> 12.04. It is not possible to share a printer for some reason. Does
>>> anyone know if this has been sorted yet, please?
>>
>> There *was* a bug somewhere which failed to install (or maybe turn
>on)
>> Samba when you used CUPS to add a printer. But I think that's fixed.
>>
>> ///Peter
>>
>>
>I am not using Samba, and I do not use Windows at all. Every computer 
>here runs Linux. They are all on the same network of course. We have 
>just the one router. The desktop is attached to it using a cable. The 
>laptops use wifi to link to that router.
>
>Previously I had an Epson printer, and we were using earlier versions
>of 
>Xubuntu or Mint Xfce. That worked. Now that we have all upgraded to 
>Xubuntu 12.04 and I have a new HP printer I am getting this problem.
>
>Neil

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