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satimis

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Registered: 2007-03-03

Posts: 186

Problem on installing PDF virtual printer

Hi folks,

Archlinux 86-64 2007-08-2
Gnome desktop

Having spent an hour installing the captioned printer without success.  Steps performed as follows;

Install cups-pdf and system-config-printer

$ sudo system-config-printer

starts "printer configuration - localhost" window

-> New Printer -> highlight "CUPS-PDF" -> Enter device URI [cups-pdf://localhost] -> check "Select Printer from Database" and highlight "Generic" -> Forward -> Model-highlight "ESC/P Dot Matrix Printer and Driver-highlight "Generic ESC/P Dot Matcix Printer Foomatic/eps9high (recommended) -> Forward -> Printer Name "ESC_P_Dot_Matrix_Printer" and Description "PDF_Printer" -> Apply -> Password required

Here I can't find a password to satisfy it.  Then I started searching the whole World.  Some searching results suggest installing;

- gnome-keyring
- gnome-keyring-manager

After installing them.

System -> Administration -> Keyring Manager

starting "Keyring name and password required" window
Keyring name: satimis_localhost
Password: mypass

-> Create Keying

Then on "session Keyring" window following data displayed

Locked   Keyring                 Lock on Idle   Lock Timeout
  icon      satimis_localhost       []               0 seconds
  icon      session                      []               0 seconds

I can't check the box there.  But still the password created can't satisfy it.

Please shed me some light how to proceed.  TIA

B.R.
satimis

disturbed1

Member

Registered: 2008-02-29

Posts: 13

Re: Problem on installing PDF virtual printer

http://localhost:631/

username=root
pass=root's password

satimis

Member

Registered: 2007-03-03

Posts: 186

Re: Problem on installing PDF virtual printer

http://localhost:631/

username=root
pass=root's password

Thanks for your advice.

I got the PDF virtual printer installed already.  But the file printed is saved on /var/spool/cups-pdf/satimis/abc.pdf

Any advice how to change its path to /home/satimis?  TIA

Edit:

Any way to set the printer asking for filename before printing?

B.R.
satimis

Last edited by satimis (2008-04-02 14:53:06)

disturbed1

Member

Registered: 2008-02-29

Posts: 13

Re: Problem on installing PDF virtual printer

Must of missed the pacman log

/etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf

It's well documented, should be easy to figure out.

Out /home/${USER}

satimis

Member

Registered: 2007-03-03

Posts: 186

Re: Problem on installing PDF virtual printer

Must of missed the pacman log

/etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf

It's well documented, should be easy to figure out.

Out /home/${USER}

Edit /etc/cups/cups-pdf.conf

Add following line on "Path Settings" section

Out /home/${USER}

$ sudo /etc/rc.d/cups restart

:: Stopping CUPS Daemon                                       [DONE] 
:: Starting CUPS Daemon                                        [DONE]

Done.  Thanks

B.R.
satimis