On Thursday 12 Dec 2013 10:01:20 Peter Humphrey wrote: > On Wednesday 11 Dec 2013 21:04:00 Mick wrote: > > Let me get this right, if I set 'kde-base/kdeutils-meta -cups' I will > > still be able to print from kde applications? > > Here, the K menu item "Manage Printing" opens a CUPS web page, specifically > localhost:631. It's a bog-standard CUPS interface, with no need of KDE > complications. There's no printer entry in system settings. I often print a > spreadsheet from LibreOffice without problems. > > So yes, other things being equal, you will. In any case, why not try it and > see? You can revert easily enough if you hit a problem.
Thank you Alan and Peter for your advice,
I rebuilt kde-utils meta with USE="-cups" to find out that umpteen packages
want to be depcleaned:
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>>> These are the packages that would be unmerged:
kde-base/print-manager
selected: 4.11.2
protected: none
omitted: none
kde-base/kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer
selected: 4.10.5
protected: none
omitted: none
app-admin/system-config-printer-gnome
selected: 1.4.3
protected: none
omitted: none
x11-libs/gtk+
selected: 3.8.7
protected: none
omitted: 2.24.22
app-text/xmlto
selected: 0.0.24-r1
protected: none
omitted: none
app-admin/system-config-printer-common
selected: 1.4.3
protected: none
omitted: none
dev-python/pycurl
selected: 7.19.0-r3
protected: none
omitted: none
app-accessibility/at-spi2-atk
selected: 2.8.1
protected: none
omitted: none
dev-python/pycups
selected: 1.9.63
protected: none
omitted: none
dev-python/pygobject
selected: 3.8.3
protected: none
omitted: 2.28.6-r55
gnome-base/gnome-common
selected: 3.7.4
protected: none
omitted: none
app-accessibility/at-spi2-core
selected: 2.8.0
protected: none
omitted: none
All selected packages: app-text/xmlto-0.0.24-r1 app-admin/system-config-
printer-gnome-1.4.3 dev-python/pycurl-7.19.0-r3 gnome-base/gnome-common-3.7.4
kde-base/print-manager-4.11.2 app-accessibility/at-spi2-atk-2.8.1 dev-
python/pygobject-3.8.3 app-admin/system-config-printer-common-1.4.3 dev-
python/pycups-1.9.63 app-accessibility/at-spi2-core-2.8.0 x11-libs/gtk+-3.8.7
kde-base/kdegraphics-strigi-analyzer-4.10.5
>>> 'Selected' packages are slated for removal.
>>> 'Protected' and 'omitted' packages will not be removed.
Would you like to unmerge these packages? [Yes/No]
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I may leave this until I have more time to look into it.
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Regards,
Mick
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