[Scribus] Troubleshooting an FC6 upgrade

[Tim Jowers]

The printing problem was reported as bug 2139996 in FC6 to RedHat:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=213996

TimJowers
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On 11/5/06, Gregory Pittman <gpittman at iglou.com> wrote:
> Thomas Prangenberg wrote:
> > A workaround for the acroread problem is described here:
> > http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-fc6.html#acrobat
> > It works for me - still the printing problem from scribus persists.
> >
> > Tim Jowers schrieb:
> >
> >> Tried it here. No printing from SCribus on FC6 with Hp PSC 2175.
> >> [root at localhost ~]# lpq
> >> PSC_2170_Series is ready
> >> Rank    Owner   Job     File(s)                         Total Size
> >> 1st     root    30      tmp.ps <http://tmp.ps>
> >> 617472 bytes
> >> [root at localhost ~]# lprm
> >> lprm: No active jobs on PSC_2170_Series!
> >> Huh? The jobs show in lpq. Does print from other apps.With "Alternative
> >> printer command" of lpr it does print.
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >> On 11/3/06, *Gregory Pittman* <gpittman at iglou.com
> >> <mailto:gpittman at iglou.com>> wrote:
> >>
> >>     frank gaude' wrote:
> >>     > Gregory Pittman wrote:
> >>     >
> >>     >> I'm trying to figure out why I can't print directly from Scribus
> ever
> >>     >> since I upgraded from FC5 to FC6.
> >>     >>
> >>     >>
> >>     > I have the same issue. GIMP prints out perfectly, as do PDFs using
> >>     KPDF,
> >>     > but not 1.3.3.4 <http://1.3.3.4>, using only gs 8.15. I await for
> >>     someone to point to a
> >>     > solution.
> >>     >
> >>     I'm finding I can't get Adobe Reader to work at all on FC6. I suspect
> >>     something has moved around and the executable can't find it.
> >>
> >>     At any rate, some serious caution flags about upgrading to FC6.
> >>
> >>
> I can verify that the workaround for acroread for FC6 works, and I've
> figured out a solution for the printing problem.
>
> When the printing requester comes up, check "Alternative Print Command".
> For my printer named 'laser', I just entered 'lp -dlaser' for the
> command, and it worked.
>
> I suspect it relates to some changes in cups, since some other kinds of
> printing (from plain text files, for example) work differently.
> One thing I can say /doesn't/ make any difference is to install a file
> called 'cups-lpd' -- tried that, no help.
>
> I'll put these things in the Wiki under Tips and Tricks when I get a
> chance. I also want to see if I can start using my gs 8.53 again. I
> haven't tried printing from Adobe Reader yet either.
>
> Greg
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