cannot add printer!

English Hardware
#1

This is a nearly fresh installed Tumbleweed system (updated).
So I just learned that for adding a printer I should avoid the printer icon in Gnome Settings (wtf!?) and use Yast Print module.
And so I’m doing but… the module load and then the cursor start spinning forever.

I don’t know how to kill Yast using gnome gui (nothing Yast related -at least in the process name- appears in Gnome System Monitor).
I tried again after reboot but I get to the same point.

What should I do PLEASE for adding my printer?
Should somehow the gnome settings driver icon redirect to yast or give a redirection message? (we talking about UI design basics here, and gnome as an option is offered at installation, not talking about an exotic DE here).

Many thanks for kind support

#2

Hi
You don’t indicate what model the printer is…

Check cups is enabled and running, if it’s a HP printer, install hplip and run hp-setup (as root user), then as user run hp-toolbox.

#3

I leave the printer OFF when I start Yast2… which just freezes! Doesn’t matter which printer IMHO.

#4

To get cups.service status

systemctl status cups

Not sure what’s up with the YaST printer configuration utility, but assuming you have a running cups server, you could try configuring with the native web interface instead (via a browser)

http://localhost:631/admin

If you’re configuring a network-attached printer, it helps to disable the firewall first (for automatic detection).