I can indeed install cups in the client image. How and where do I set
up the printer, given that I can't actually *run* the client image
from the server? I suppose if I install the printer on another
computer, I could just copy the config files, but does someone know
which files I need to copy?

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:24 PM, Peter D Knight <[email protected]> wrote:
> use cups to setup the network printer. http://localhost:631
> root as the user name and your admin password needed.
> At home I setup a windows  printer and the fat client saw it when using
> libre word, without any extra work.
> At a school I installed cups server in the image.
> Peter
>
> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 2:59 PM, Todd O'Bryan <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> I just switched my lab to Kubuntu 11.10 using LTSP fat clients, but
>> now I can't print from the clients. Users can't even set up the
>> printer, because the printer configuration tool returns an error:
>>
>> ----------
>> The service 'Printer Configuration' does not provide an interface
>> 'KCModule' with keyword
>> 'system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py' The factory
>> does not support creating components of the specified type.
>>
>> Possible reasons:
>>  * An error occurred during your last KDE upgrade leaving an orphaned
>> control module
>>  * You have old third party modules lying around.
>> Check these points carefully and try to remove the module mentioned in
>> the error message. If this fails, consider contacting your distributor
>> or packager.
>> ----------
>>
>> I have a printer on the network that acts like an HP JetDirect
>> printer. Any idea how to (a) let users add it, or (b, and preferably)
>> add it to all the fat clients in one swell foop?
>>
>> Thanks!
>> Todd
>>
>>
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