On 04/15/2014 04:07 PM, Philip Webb wrote: > I ran into a problem trying to print yesterday -- solved for now -- , > but would like to simplify things for the next occasion. > > What appears to have happened is that when I updated Hplip + Cups, > one of them created a new printer, so that the list now appears as : > > Deskjet_2510 Automatically setup by HPLIP > HP Deskjet 2510 Series hpijs, 3.13.9 Paused - "Filter failed" > Deskjet_2510_2 Deskjet_2510_2 > HP Deskjet 2510 Series hpijs, 3.13.9 Idle > > I had the Vim plug-in 'prtdialog' + Kwrite + LO set to use the former, > but needed to change them all to the latter to get the printer to respond. > > Is this something I have to allow for whenever I update those pkgs ? > I can delete the old one as root, but can I rename the new one ?
>From years of frustrating bug-hunting I've learned that I need to delete and re-create my cups printers each and every time I update cups. I always reinstall my printer(s) with hp-setup, not with any cups tools. That routine may not be necessary but it's always been sufficient :)
