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Simon Vass Technical Manager E-Tech Uganda Ltd http://www.etech.ug Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 email: [email protected] skype: e-techservicedesk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kizito Thomas" <[email protected]> To: "Simon Vass" <[email protected]>, "Linux Users Group Uganda" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, 14 September, 2010 2:55:17 PM Subject: Re: [LUG] CUPS Configuration problem If you don't mind Simon, Share with me your /etc/apt/sources.list file. Because I have tried to add many repositories, with out success. Actually, when I used Synaptic, I was told that one dependency "WONT" be installed. Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us ................................................... Mayengo Thomas Kizito +256-712-929564/ +256-782-062708 On Tue, 2010-09-14 at 11:09 +0300, Simon Vass wrote: > Kizito, > > make sure you have all the relevant repositories enabled. Run sudo apt-get > update then sudo apt-get -f install, should fix any broken deps if available. > Or try removing using the --purge option and reinstalling. > > > Simon Vass > Technical Manager > E-Tech Uganda Ltd > http://www.etech.ug > Tel: +256 (0) 312260620 or (0) 312260621 > Email: [email protected] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kizito Thomas" <[email protected]> > To: "Peter C. Ndikuwera" <[email protected]>, "Linux Users Group Uganda" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, 14 September, 2010 10:43:42 AM > Subject: Re: [LUG] CUPS Configuration problem > > Thank you Peter. > But all the problem has come from the failure to install some files, > The files include: > cupsys, cupsys-bsd, cupsys-client, foomatic-bin > When I try to use apt-get -install, I get an error msg of failed > dependencies which I have failed to fulfil. Actually I have tried to > meet the dependencies of one file(cupsys) and it put me to a cyclic > return. > When I tried using synaptic, under networking, selecting some of them, I > released that some dependencies actually cannot be installed. Which > leaves me wondering. > Otherwise, if there is some one who has managed to install those files, > please come to ma rescue. > Thank you > Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us > Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us > ................................................... > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > +256-712-929564/ +256-782-062708 > > On Thu, 2010-09-09 at 11:06 +0300, Peter C. Ndikuwera wrote: > > Open your browser and go to http://localhost:631/ > > > > > > You can configure CUPS from there. > > > > > > P. > > > > "Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length" > > -- Robert Frost > > > > > > On 9 September 2010 09:47, Kizito Thomas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear member, I am having a problem on some line down the > > configuration of CUPS which is supposed to enable me print on > > the Windows Printer. > > Being the only person with a linux machine in office, I have > > always had to share ma staff so as to print, I felt it was > > time to style up but am failing to style up.pI have been > > using: 1) > > > > http://www.linux.org/docs/ldp/howto/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing/printing_to_windows.html > > and 2) > > http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-mini/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing.html > > for the configuration but at the same instance I have heard the same > > problem. > > I dont know why but I would like to get help. > > Using the first link, I run smbclient -L MNICK -U , where > > MNICK is the Windows Machine having the printer shared. The > > results from this command are as follows: > > > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN > > Manager] > > > > Sharename Type Comment > > --------- ---- ------- > > spool Disk > > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > > D$ Disk Default share > > print$ Disk Printer Drivers > > SharedDocs Disk > > HPLaserJ Printer HP LaserJet P2015 Series PCL 6 > > mount Disk > > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > > RESERCHSTUDY Disk > > C$ Disk Default share > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN > > Manager] > > > > Server Comment > > --------- ------- > > > > Workgroup Master > > --------- ------- > > > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN > > Manager] > > > > Sharename Type Comment > > --------- ---- ------- > > spool Disk > > IPC$ IPC Remote IPC > > D$ Disk Default share > > print$ Disk Printer Drivers > > SharedDocs Disk > > HPLaserJ Printer HP LaserJet P2015 Series PCL 6 > > mount Disk > > ADMIN$ Disk Remote Admin > > RESERCHSTUDY Disk > > C$ Disk Default share > > Domain=[MNICK] OS=[Windows 5.1] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN > > Manager] > > > > Server Comment > > --------- ------- > > > > Workgroup Master > > --------- ------- > > > > >From the results above, it shows that HPLaserJ is the printer > > shared by the windows machine. Moving down as the instructions > > state, I verified that CUPS was installed and configured with > > smb backend with the command: ls -l /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb > > which gave me the following results: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 > > 2010-08-17 08:54 /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb > > -> ../../../bin/smbspool > > Which showed me that smb backend was configured with CUPS, > > when I went down the lines, /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p Printer -v > > smb://administra...@mnick/HPLaserJ -P /root/HPLaserJ.ppd gave > > me some thing that is still bothering me! (lpadmin: No such > > file or directory) At first I thought may be samba was not > > properly installed, and I reinstalled it with out an error and > > got the same problem. > > Sharing files with the stated windows machine has always been > > smooth, which makes me wonder, what mistake I have made to > > stop me from moving one. > > I shall be happy if some one comes to ma rescue. > > Thank you. > > > > Seat of Wisdom .............Pray for us > > Cause of our Joy ...........Pray for us > > ................................................... > > Mayengo Thomas Kizito > > +256-712-929564/ +256-782-062708 > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > > > > LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > > > All Archives can be found at > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > > (including attachments if any). 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