On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:43 AM unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 20, 2021 at 11:03:43AM -0300, Franz wrote: > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:20 PM unman <un...@thirdeyesecurity.org> > wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Jan 19, 2021 at 11:25:47AM -0300, Franz wrote: > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > if I write system-config-printer in the debian template I get the > > > expected > > > > GUI to config the printer and everything works as expected. > > > > > > > > If I write the same in the VM depending from the template, I get: > > > > Printing service not available. Start the service on this computer or > > > > connect to another server. > > > > If I click on start the service, nothing happens. > > > > > > > > After many years using Qubes, the template and the VM depending from > the > > > > template always behaved in the same way. I cannot understand why the > > > > template works and the VM does not. > > > > > > > > To be sure, I tried on two different VMs depending from the same > template > > > > an none works > > > > Best > > > > Franz > > > > > > > > > > You don't have cups/cupsd enabled in the qube: enable it on Services > tab > > > of GUI or using `qvm-service` > > > > > > > > Many thanks Unman, but why does the template not give the same error? > > > > I understand this kind of problem should be fixed in the template, not in > > the VM that depends on the template. > > > > But if the template works, how may I fix something that already works? > > best > > Franz > > By default Debian will enable services (and start them) after > installation. This is a problem for templates, which is why there is > specific advice about installing services in to Debian templates. > By contrast Fedora does not automatically start services. > > Many thanks Unman, I tried to start cups using Qubes manager GUI and now even the VM works and this survives reboot. No way I could have thought it alone. There are many services which can be enabled or disabled in an template > based qube. cups is just one of them. > That said, I'm puzzled as to why cups *is* running in your template - it > doesn't seem to be in my Debian 10. > Well I suspect that cups is running in my template Debian 10. In fact if I digit system-config-printer it starts the printer GUI without errors. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "qubes-users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to qubes-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/qubes-users/CAPzH-qAfSLvkHFi6nmZ__MRGHFv17tWk8Tso7PSarZ2u%3DBnajQ%40mail.gmail.com.
