On Fri, 2006-05-05 at 18:32 +0200, Luzi Thoeny wrote: > > > i see your point, but gnome-cups-manager has *really* a lot of dependencies: > http://packages.ubuntu.com/dapper/gnome/gnome-cups-manager > > btw, the desktop guide already includes information on how to enable the > cups web-admin (which is pretty easy to use IMHO), and there's also a > note that you can install gnome-cups-manager if you want, including a > warning about bloating your system. > > ~luzi >
Having directions on how to enable the cups web-admin is not the same as having a graphical tool already enabled. I have no problem with using cups web-admin however, if I understand the previous discussion, it requires either a) enabling a root account or b) adding a back-door security hole. Neither seem to be good options. I also understand that the gnome-cups-manager adds a lot of dependencies and bloat however, I think that shipping a distro without having a means of adding a printer out of the box, will be seen as a major flaw. If the official solution will be to use web-admin, then it needs to be enabled (either with a root account or the back-door hole) and should not be left to the user to find a document on how to do it. I guess my concern stems from who is the target audience of Xubuntu going to be? If it is going to be the same as Ubuntu and Kubuntu but with a lighter weight desktop in mind, then shouldn't all of the basic functionality be provided out of the box? If it simply is not possible at this time to have a gtk only cups front end or a web front end that doesn't create a security problem then it seems that the gnome-cups-manager appears to be the only logical choice. Instead of not shipping any printer configuration tool, ship the gnome one and if something else becomes viable at a later date, great! If not, at least the average desktop user will be able to easily add and configure a printer. I don't mean to harp on this, but Xubuntu really only gets one chance to make a first impression. Printing is such a basic thing that not having some easy mechanism in place to add a printer will, I believe, tarnish all the good things Xubuntu has going for it. Joe -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
