presumably, cups was installed when you installed the os, so it will be an rpm installation. on that assumption, uninstalling will be (as root) rpm -e cups
you should also be able to simply update cups (with or without uninstalling first) with (again, as root) rpm -Uhv cups if that gives errors, try rpm -Uhv cups --force one of those scenarios should overwrite any corrupt files. On 10/4/05, dandimmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of jm > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 9:41 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [newbie] cups? > > sounds like your cups install is corrupt. try uninstalling cups then > reinstalling it, see if that corrects the problem. > > Newbie question - how do I uninstall cups? Remove software? > Then just add the same programs back in with the install tool? > Do I have to uninstall every file separately? > Thanks > Dan > > On 10/4/05, dandimmitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > I have a problem with cups. I had a printer installed twice. The name was > > spelled wrong on one, so I deleted that one. The next time I wanted to > > print something, I saw that I had no printers installed. So I tried to > > install a printer and was not able to. The mcc tool would not load the > > printer menu. So I went to the console and entered printerdrake and got > the > > following error message: > > > > > > > > Lpstat: Unable to connect to server: Success > > > > Use of uninitialized value in pattern match (m//) at > > /usr/bin/foomatic-configure line 1395 > > > > > > > > In emacs, I found the offending line : > > > > If ($defaultstr =~ m!\S+:\s+(\S+)$!) { > > > > > > > > I went into services and turned the cups service on – it wasn't running- > and > > tried again with the same outcome. So I rebooted. During the boot > > sequence, the computer went on permanent hold waiting for the cups service > > to start. I ended up having to use the installation disk to turn that off > > and be able to boot the computer. > > > > > > > > I think that I need to install a printer to satisfy the cups program, but > I > > am not able to do that. I tried to install it manually, but I got the > same > > message: lpadmin: Unable to connect to server: Success. > > > > > > > > Appreciate any suggestions > > > > > > > > dan > > > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/116 - Release Date: 9/30/2005 > > > > > -- > since this is a gmail account, please verify the mailing list is > included in the reply to addresses > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/116 - Release Date: 9/30/2005 > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/118 - Release Date: 10/3/2005 > > > -- since this is a gmail account, please verify the mailing list is included in the reply to addresses
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