cups-pdf disappeared with update to U 18.04
The virtual PDF printer is no longer available. It was based on cups-pdf. Since 18.04 it is gone.
No error message. Just disappeared in GUI for printer control.
Worked fine before the upgrade.
New install of cups-pdf is possible but does not help. It tells:
[...]
Note, selecting 'printer-driver-cups-pdf' instead of 'cups-pdf'
printer-driver-cups-pdf is already the newest version (3.0.1-5).
[...]
But not a trace of PDF printer functionality in the gui printer setup.
Applications do no longer show the cups-pdf "printer".
Question:
How can I get the (cups-) pdf back in 18.04?
Is there a workaround?
18.04 printing pdf virtual-printer
asked Nov 5 '18 at 14:58
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The virtual PDF printer is no longer available. It was based on cups-pdf. Since 18.04 it is gone.
No error message. Just disappeared in GUI for printer control.
Worked fine before the upgrade.
New install of cups-pdf is possible but does not help. It tells:
[...]
Note, selecting 'printer-driver-cups-pdf' instead of 'cups-pdf'
printer-driver-cups-pdf is already the newest version (3.0.1-5).
[...]
But not a trace of PDF printer functionality in the gui printer setup.
Applications do no longer show the cups-pdf "printer".
Question:
How can I get the (cups-) pdf back in 18.04?
Is there a workaround?
18.04 printing pdf virtual-printer
asked Nov 5 '18 at 14:58
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Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
– opinion_no9
Nov 6 '18 at 20:00
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The virtual PDF printer is no longer available. It was based on cups-pdf. Since 18.04 it is gone.
No error message. Just disappeared in GUI for printer control.
Worked fine before the upgrade.
New install of cups-pdf is possible but does not help. It tells:
[...]
Note, selecting 'printer-driver-cups-pdf' instead of 'cups-pdf'
printer-driver-cups-pdf is already the newest version (3.0.1-5).
[...]
But not a trace of PDF printer functionality in the gui printer setup.
Applications do no longer show the cups-pdf "printer".
Question:
How can I get the (cups-) pdf back in 18.04?
Is there a workaround?
18.04 printing pdf virtual-printer
asked Nov 5 '18 at 14:58
opinion_no9opinion_no9
19919
The virtual PDF printer is no longer available. It was based on cups-pdf. Since 18.04 it is gone.
No error message. Just disappeared in GUI for printer control.
Worked fine before the upgrade.
New install of cups-pdf is possible but does not help. It tells:
[...]
Note, selecting 'printer-driver-cups-pdf' instead of 'cups-pdf'
printer-driver-cups-pdf is already the newest version (3.0.1-5).
[...]
But not a trace of PDF printer functionality in the gui printer setup.
Applications do no longer show the cups-pdf "printer".
Question:
How can I get the (cups-) pdf back in 18.04?
Is there a workaround?
18.04 printing pdf virtual-printer
18.04 printing pdf virtual-printer
asked Nov 5 '18 at 14:58
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Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
– opinion_no9
Nov 6 '18 at 20:00
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Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
– opinion_no9
Nov 6 '18 at 20:00
Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
– opinion_no9
Nov 6 '18 at 20:00
Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
– opinion_no9
Nov 6 '18 at 20:00
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I had been avoiding cups-pdf believing that I was responsible for it not behaving on my machine.
When I realised the same thing was happening under Mint 19.1 as well as Ubuntu 18.04 (and found the time), I found your work-around above.
However, when I redirected the 'Out' statement in cups-pdf.conf to:
Out /home//Documents/pdf_files
instead of:
Out {HOME}/PDF
it failed.
When I changed it back, it worked again.
answered 2 hours ago
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The problem is not occuring if the distro-update to Ubuntu 18.n did never have an installation of cups-pdf before. So it is clearly update related.
This process provides a workaround (does not always help):
Purge cups-pdf
sudo apt -y purge cups-pdf
Purge the substitute-stuff (since 16.n)
sudo apt -y purge printer-driver-cups-pdf
Clean up.
sudo apt-get install check
sudo apt -y autoremove
Reboot. (smart guys will find a way to just restart the services ;-) )
sudo reboot
Reinstall cups-pdf.
sudo apt -y install -V cups-pdf
Monitor closely if it provides positive comments.
Out of curiosity: Please watch out if there is a PPD update process mentioned in the last installation step (up to now only traced in totally new installs).
Check.
The result in the GUI menu: In "Printers" PDF should be back.
If PDF doesn't come back in the Printers menu leave a comment here and submit a bug report mentioning bug 1801805 (link in comment above). This workaround is not the solution for the root cause! It may be important for the developer to get more details from different machines.
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I had been avoiding cups-pdf believing that I was responsible for it not behaving on my machine.
When I realised the same thing was happening under Mint 19.1 as well as Ubuntu 18.04 (and found the time), I found your work-around above.
However, when I redirected the 'Out' statement in cups-pdf.conf to:
Out /home//Documents/pdf_files
instead of:
Out {HOME}/PDF
it failed.
When I changed it back, it worked again.
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I had been avoiding cups-pdf believing that I was responsible for it not behaving on my machine.
When I realised the same thing was happening under Mint 19.1 as well as Ubuntu 18.04 (and found the time), I found your work-around above.
However, when I redirected the 'Out' statement in cups-pdf.conf to:
Out /home//Documents/pdf_files
instead of:
Out {HOME}/PDF
it failed.
When I changed it back, it worked again.
answered 2 hours ago
PinneritePinnerite
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I had been avoiding cups-pdf believing that I was responsible for it not behaving on my machine.
When I realised the same thing was happening under Mint 19.1 as well as Ubuntu 18.04 (and found the time), I found your work-around above.
However, when I redirected the 'Out' statement in cups-pdf.conf to:
Out /home//Documents/pdf_files
instead of:
Out {HOME}/PDF
it failed.
When I changed it back, it worked again.
answered 2 hours ago
PinneritePinnerite
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I had been avoiding cups-pdf believing that I was responsible for it not behaving on my machine.
When I realised the same thing was happening under Mint 19.1 as well as Ubuntu 18.04 (and found the time), I found your work-around above.
However, when I redirected the 'Out' statement in cups-pdf.conf to:
Out /home//Documents/pdf_files
instead of:
Out {HOME}/PDF
it failed.
When I changed it back, it worked again.
answered 2 hours ago
PinneritePinnerite
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The problem is not occuring if the distro-update to Ubuntu 18.n did never have an installation of cups-pdf before. So it is clearly update related.
This process provides a workaround (does not always help):
Purge cups-pdf
sudo apt -y purge cups-pdf
Purge the substitute-stuff (since 16.n)
sudo apt -y purge printer-driver-cups-pdf
Clean up.
sudo apt-get install check
sudo apt -y autoremove
Reboot. (smart guys will find a way to just restart the services ;-) )
sudo reboot
Reinstall cups-pdf.
sudo apt -y install -V cups-pdf
Monitor closely if it provides positive comments.
Out of curiosity: Please watch out if there is a PPD update process mentioned in the last installation step (up to now only traced in totally new installs).
Check.
The result in the GUI menu: In "Printers" PDF should be back.
If PDF doesn't come back in the Printers menu leave a comment here and submit a bug report mentioning bug 1801805 (link in comment above). This workaround is not the solution for the root cause! It may be important for the developer to get more details from different machines.
edited 10 mins ago
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answered Nov 6 '18 at 20:16
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The problem is not occuring if the distro-update to Ubuntu 18.n did never have an installation of cups-pdf before. So it is clearly update related.
This process provides a workaround (does not always help):
Purge cups-pdf
sudo apt -y purge cups-pdf
Purge the substitute-stuff (since 16.n)
sudo apt -y purge printer-driver-cups-pdf
Clean up.
sudo apt-get install check
sudo apt -y autoremove
Reboot. (smart guys will find a way to just restart the services ;-) )
sudo reboot
Reinstall cups-pdf.
sudo apt -y install -V cups-pdf
Monitor closely if it provides positive comments.
Out of curiosity: Please watch out if there is a PPD update process mentioned in the last installation step (up to now only traced in totally new installs).
Check.
The result in the GUI menu: In "Printers" PDF should be back.
If PDF doesn't come back in the Printers menu leave a comment here and submit a bug report mentioning bug 1801805 (link in comment above). This workaround is not the solution for the root cause! It may be important for the developer to get more details from different machines.
edited 10 mins ago
karel
60.5k13131155
answered Nov 6 '18 at 20:16
opinion_no9opinion_no9
19919
add a comment |
The problem is not occuring if the distro-update to Ubuntu 18.n did never have an installation of cups-pdf before. So it is clearly update related.
This process provides a workaround (does not always help):
Purge cups-pdf
sudo apt -y purge cups-pdf
Purge the substitute-stuff (since 16.n)
sudo apt -y purge printer-driver-cups-pdf
Clean up.
sudo apt-get install check
sudo apt -y autoremove
Reboot. (smart guys will find a way to just restart the services ;-) )
sudo reboot
Reinstall cups-pdf.
sudo apt -y install -V cups-pdf
Monitor closely if it provides positive comments.
Out of curiosity: Please watch out if there is a PPD update process mentioned in the last installation step (up to now only traced in totally new installs).
Check.
The result in the GUI menu: In "Printers" PDF should be back.
If PDF doesn't come back in the Printers menu leave a comment here and submit a bug report mentioning bug 1801805 (link in comment above). This workaround is not the solution for the root cause! It may be important for the developer to get more details from different machines.
edited 10 mins ago
karel
60.5k13131155
answered Nov 6 '18 at 20:16
opinion_no9opinion_no9
19919
The problem is not occuring if the distro-update to Ubuntu 18.n did never have an installation of cups-pdf before. So it is clearly update related.
This process provides a workaround (does not always help):
Purge cups-pdf
sudo apt -y purge cups-pdf
Purge the substitute-stuff (since 16.n)
sudo apt -y purge printer-driver-cups-pdf
Clean up.
sudo apt-get install check
sudo apt -y autoremove
Reboot. (smart guys will find a way to just restart the services ;-) )
sudo reboot
Reinstall cups-pdf.
sudo apt -y install -V cups-pdf
Monitor closely if it provides positive comments.
Out of curiosity: Please watch out if there is a PPD update process mentioned in the last installation step (up to now only traced in totally new installs).
Check.
The result in the GUI menu: In "Printers" PDF should be back.
If PDF doesn't come back in the Printers menu leave a comment here and submit a bug report mentioning bug 1801805 (link in comment above). This workaround is not the solution for the root cause! It may be important for the developer to get more details from different machines.
edited 10 mins ago
karel
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answered Nov 6 '18 at 20:16
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Bug opened: 1801805 bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cups-pdf/+bug/1801805
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