Public bug reported:
If there is only one printer, it should be set as the CUPS default.
Use case:
1. Add printer from the XFCE printers GUI
2. Print test page
2a: observe that the test page prints.
3. Print from a modern application like evince.
3a: Observe that the modern application is able to print.
4. Print from and older application which makes use of the command line tools
(such as xpdf)
4a: Observe that the older application cannot print
5. try to print from the command line using lpr
5a: Observe that tools like lpr complain about there not being a default
printer[1]
6: Open the XFCE printers GUI and right click on the printer added in step 1.
7: Select "Set as Default" from the context menu
8: Try to print from lpr or an old application (such as pdf)
8a: Observe that printing succeeds.
[1] alan@ato:/disk/home/alan$ lpr
lpr: Error - no default destination available.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: system-config-printer-common 1.5.1+20140911-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-10.15-generic 3.16.1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
W [01/Oct/2014:10:40:32 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
W [01/Oct/2014:11:56:41 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
W [01/Oct/2014:11:58:42 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Oct 1 12:11:01 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-07 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140827)
Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-2100: socket://192.168.1.9:9100
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA770T-UD3P
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-2100: HP LaserJet 2100 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-10-generic
root=UUID=cbf2be0c-e61a-4a6b-b7b5-a27fb3b8b816 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F5
dmi.board.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd11/18/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA770T-UD3P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA770T-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
** Affects: system-config-printer (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1376335
Title:
XFCE printer GUI does not set the default printer when there is only
one printer
Status in “system-config-printer” package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
If there is only one printer, it should be set as the CUPS default.
Use case:
1. Add printer from the XFCE printers GUI
2. Print test page
2a: observe that the test page prints.
3. Print from a modern application like evince.
3a: Observe that the modern application is able to print.
4. Print from and older application which makes use of the command line tools
(such as xpdf)
4a: Observe that the older application cannot print
5. try to print from the command line using lpr
5a: Observe that tools like lpr complain about there not being a default
printer[1]
6: Open the XFCE printers GUI and right click on the printer added in step 1.
7: Select "Set as Default" from the context menu
8: Try to print from lpr or an old application (such as pdf)
8a: Observe that printing succeeds.
[1] alan@ato:/disk/home/alan$ lpr
lpr: Error - no default destination available.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: system-config-printer-common 1.5.1+20140911-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-10.15-generic 3.16.1
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-10-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.7-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
CupsErrorLog:
W [01/Oct/2014:10:40:32 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
W [01/Oct/2014:11:56:41 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
W [01/Oct/2014:11:58:42 -0400] CreateProfile failed:
org.freedesktop.ColorManager.AlreadyExists:profile id 'HP-LaserJet-2100-Gray..'
already exists
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Wed Oct 1 12:11:01 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-09-07 (24 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64 (20140827)
Lpstat: device for HP-LaserJet-2100: socket://192.168.1.9:9100
MachineType: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-MA770T-UD3P
PackageArchitecture: all
Papersize: letter
PpdFiles: HP-LaserJet-2100: HP LaserJet 2100 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.10
ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.16.0-10-generic
root=UUID=cbf2be0c-e61a-4a6b-b7b5-a27fb3b8b816 ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7
SourcePackage: system-config-printer
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 11/18/2009
dmi.bios.vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
dmi.bios.version: F5
dmi.board.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
dmi.board.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.board.version: x.x
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
dmi.modalias:
dmi:bvnAwardSoftwareInternational,Inc.:bvrF5:bd11/18/2009:svnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:pnGA-MA770T-UD3P:pvr:rvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:rnGA-MA770T-UD3P:rvrx.x:cvnGigabyteTechnologyCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr:
dmi.product.name: GA-MA770T-UD3P
dmi.sys.vendor: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
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