I have to use yast-printer to re-enable my printer as it keeps getting unenabled. I find the yast-printer module (under hardware) is gone. I last used it a couple of days ago.
It is not listed anymore in yast patterns. I use mate desktop and “printer” has not moved to mate control center.
I don’t think I am hallucinating. Where did yast-printer go?
tom kosvic
It was removed from Tumbleweed as it was unmaintained for years and now finaly broken. See recent wiki entry.
https://en.opensuse.org/YaST_Printer
Also since July 2026 the YaST Printer module is dropped from openSUSE Tumbleweed because it does no longer work, see https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268508
There are several other generic printer setup tools, in particular:
- system-config-printer (GNOME Print Settings)
- KDE printer setup tool (KDE Print Manager)
- CUPS web frontend
- CUPS command line tools
It was working for what I needed, i.e., re-enabling my printer.
tom kosvic
Network Printer or Local Printer?
If Local Printer which interface? → USB or something else?
Still available in the history repo: download and save to a local repo (as long as it works for you).
@dcurtisfra, printer both usb and wlan connected. lan is checked as default. I used system-config-printer where desktop.lan is labeled as checked printer.
tom kosvic
@OrsoBruno , I didn’t know of history repo. I will use the gnome-printer-config app as it is installed until I see if it does what I need.
thanks for info, tom kosvic
@tckosvic : These 2 will help you:
lpstat -t
This will show the printer(s)
sudo cupsenable <found_printer>
But, the question remains, why you have to re-enable the printer so often that you want such a thing on your desktop.
I’ve been happily using the CUPS Administration for Printer Management for quite some time: <http://localhost:631/admin>
For some reason my printer keeps getting un-enabled.;ergo, I use the Yast-printer to re-enable. It is connected by usb and wifi. I ran a thread on this issue once before and the outcome was to use wifi connection; not usb. I was surprised as I thought usb would be best connection.
It is better than before but still happens once a week or so.
tom@mydesktop: ~ $ lpstat -t
scheduler is running
system default destination: HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281
device for CUPS-PDF: cups-pdf:/
device for HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281: hp:/usb/HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281?serial=VNBNM8H15S
device for HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281-Fax: hpfax:/usb/HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281?serial=VNBNM8H15S
device for HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281: hp:/usb/HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281?serial=VNBNM8H15S
device for HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281_fax: hpfax:/usb/HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281?serial=VNBNM8H15S
CUPS-PDF accepting requests since Tue 08 Apr 2025 07:36:25 PM CDT
HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281 accepting requests since Sun 05 Jul 2026 12:07:18 PM CDT
HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281-Fax accepting requests since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281 accepting requests since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281_fax accepting requests since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
printer CUPS-PDF is idle. enabled since Tue 08 Apr 2025 07:36:25 PM CDT
printer HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281 is idle. enabled since Sun 05 Jul 2026 12:07:18 PM CDT
printer HP-ColorLaserJet-MFP-M278-M281-Fax is idle. enabled since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
printer HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281 is idle. enabled since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
printer HP_ColorLaserJet_MFP_M278-M281_fax is idle. enabled since Sun 28 Jun 2026 01:44:18 PM CDT
tom@mydesktop: ~ $
tom kosvic
From what I see here, you have some duplicate queues. Could you send a screenshot from YaST Printer’s overview? Do you actually use Fax?
Are you using the HP Linux PPD (HPLIP) for your printer?
<HP Linux Imaging and Printing>
<All Supported Printer Models>
BTW, the CUPS Browser interface is more than capable of dealing with the PPD management issues and, the additional optional printer parameter settings.
yes, I use hplip but that does not “re-enable” my printer as the Yast-printer used to do.
i will use the gnome-printer-config app as that has ability to set enable.
I can’t send Yast-printer screen capture as requested. I might restore it from a timeshift backup and see if that works. But perhaps tumbleweed will keep removing it.
tom kosvic
