Praedor Tempus wrote: >Running Mandrake 8.2 with KDE 3.0.1... > >OK, this should be simple but I am finding it is not as simple as it should be >(SHAME on you KDE developers in particular). > >I want to delete a host of defunct printers (CUPS). I have tried running kups >and printerdrake and DrakConf. In no case am I given an option to delete a >printer. In kups, if I try to run it as superuser, it dies with an inability >to connect to the DCOP server or some crap, and I REFUSE to logout and login >as root to do this - this should flat-out not be required EVER. > >In kups, the button that would otherwise permit the deletion of printers is >greyed out when I run it as user, which is apparently my only option. If I >run printerdrake, there is no option to delete printers, only add printers, >modify the printing system, etc (this appears to be an oversight by Mandrake >developers - that one might actually want/need to delete a printer as well as >add one). > >How does one go about deleting printers? > >praedor > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > Well the easiest way at the moment is probably
urpme cups then printerdrake which will bring cups back in but with no printers... works, tested, etc. Civileme
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