From: "Daniel Meißner" <daniel.meissner-i4k@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
To: help-guix@gnu.org
Subject: Printer configuration failed due to missing filters
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2021 09:39:23 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fsrb8kp0.fsf@ruhr-uni-bochum.de> (raw)
Hi Guix!
I am currently trying to configure my Epson printer on Guix system using
system-config-printer. The printer is connected via USB and is
automatically detected in the dialog window that opens if I click on
"Add". I select the printer from the list and click on "Forward", then I
enter the printer name, a description and a location in the section
"Describe Printer". However, if I click on "Apply", the following error
message is printed:
> Printer 'EPSON-...' requires the
> '/gnu/store/...-cups-2.3.3/lib/cups/filter/epson-escpr-wrapper',
> program but it is not currently installed. Please install it before
> using this printer.
The printer is added but trying to print a test page yields: ‘CUPS
server error. There was an error during the CUPS operation: ’No such
file or directory’.’ According to the Guix manual, the epson-escpr
filter should be installed by default when using the cups-service-type.
Nevertheless, I also made it explicit in my system configuration:
--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(service cups-service-type
(cups-configuration
(extensions
(list cups-filters
epson-inkjet-printer-escpr))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
Looking in the system profile I cannot find it: ‘find
/run/current-system/profile -name "epson-escpr-wrapper"’ shows no
results. There is also no cups directory under
/run/current-system/profile/lib. Am I missing something?
Since I am running Gnome, I also tried to configure the printer using
gnome-control-center. However, here the error message is not so
detailed. It just says: ‘Failed to add new printer’.
I think this is an issue specific to Guix because the printer works with
other Linux distros.
Best
Daniel
next reply other threads:[~2021-12-02 8:39 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-12-02 8:39 Daniel Meißner [this message]
2021-12-02 13:18 ` Printer configuration failed due to missing filters Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2021-12-02 13:51 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2021-12-02 15:05 ` Daniel Meißner
2021-12-02 23:20 ` Tobias Geerinckx-Rice
2021-12-04 11:54 ` Daniel Meißner
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