I’ve opensuse version 12.2, and after latest apper cups pushed update to version cups 1.5.3-2.4.1 printing to printer from firefox 17.0 , crome 22.0.1229.94, or konqueror 4.8.4 rel-2, results in “/usr/lib/cups/filter/pdftops failed”
I can print to file .pdf or ps OK,
Print to printer from libre office, even M$ office on wine, also Adobe pdf viewer or Okular just fine. I’ve tried almost all available printer drivers for my HP990c and the results are the same.
I just can’t print to printer from web browser!
Hmmm…I’m experiencing the same regression. FWIW, your symptoms are the same as reported here:
If I print to file (as postcript), then print the generated mozilla.ps file with
lpr mozilla.ps
the page prints properly.
I’ve rolled back to cups-1.5.3-2.1.5 and can confirm all is now working as expected again.
See same message, also see both PDF and PS print jobs as files where expect to.
FWIW, I’ve also rolled back to cups-1.5.3-2.1.5 and “fixed” the issue.
Geeeeze I hate it when an “update” breaks things.
Here’s a bug report discussing it:
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=795582
Hopefully, we’ll see an update for poppler packages soon…
Hi,
I saw an update for poppler a while ago in openSUSE 12.2
I haven’t touch it yet, can that be the one?
No, updates currently has 0.20.0-2.5.1 (although more recent versions are available via the build service).
On 12/23/2012 01:56 AM, uberlinuxuser wrote:
> Geeeeze I hate it when an “update” breaks things.
then, do what i do: do not use apper (because it will run in
intermediate ‘fixes’ that are not security patches or BIG bugs) and do
not use “zypper up” because that is the same as using apper…
instead use YaST Online Update or “zypper patch” which will only
deliver security patches and BIG updates (like when mozilla no longer
supports a firefox/thunderbird, and moves to a newer version)…but it
won’t run in every little new bell or whistle someone thinks is
‘neat’…so, you get FAR less "update breaks things!
fact is, i can’t remember the last time i had to roll back to get back
to work.
you can have it the way you want it:
a. cutting edge
OR
b. stable, dependable, reliable
it is one OR the other…
to get ‘a’ use apper (and more, like add KDE 49 repo and ‘switch vendor’)
to get ‘b’ use “zypper patch” or YaST Online Update.
–
dd
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Caveat http://tinyurl.com/DD-Hardware
http://tinyurl.com/DD-Software
Bug fixed. Todays update installs new poppler packages that work with cups-1.5.3-2.4.1.
Thanks for this information, I think it was not clear for many that they have a choice between the two strategies.
One more question: what purpose do the various little updates have, anyway? Am I right to assume that the version number belongs to the software and the release number belongs to the rpm package? So all these little updates that only change the release number fix bugs that the packager has made? If so, why are there so many of these updates?
On 2013-01-03 15:16, teetasse wrote:
> One more question: what purpose do the various little updates have,
> anyway? Am I right to assume that the version number belongs to the
> software and the release number belongs to the rpm package? So all these
> little updates that only change the release number fix bugs that the
> packager has made? If so, why are there so many of these updates?
Many updates are patches that they make to solve a problem. The openSUSE
strategy has been for many years to keep the same version and only
backport those very important or security things, thus only the little
number changes.
–
Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 11.4, with Evergreen, x86_64 “Celadon” (Minas Tirith))