In my setup, my laptop does not have a cups server installed, but only libcups, as explained in https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Cups#Installing_the_client_package Whenever I try to print from okular, I get the error : Could not print the document. Detailed error is "Could not find a suitable binary for printing. Make sure CUPS lpr binary is available". Please report to bugs.kde.org This is using KDE SC 4.9.97 Reproducible: Always
Have you actually read the detailed error? And if you have could you say if you have lpr installed? Because to me that seems kind of important if i read that detailed error.
Yes, I did read the message, of course, but I should have been more explicit :) lpr is not installed on my machine because it is part of the cups daemon (at least in archlinux packages), which should not be mandatory for printing, since the printer is attached to a distant cups server. Digging a bit more, I realize that this is not specific to okular, but to all KDapps have a dependency onE apps. On the other hand, printing from libreoffice *does* work without lpr installed. So I guess there are three options: 1. lpr should be packaged with libcups and not with cupsdaemon, in which case this would be an archlinux packaging issue 2. Or libcups in not sufficient for KDE and cupsdaemon is required, in which case this would also be an archlinux packaging issue 3. Or relying on lpr for printing in KDE is wrong and shall be changed I didn't have this issue in 4.9.x series, where this setup worked perfectly. Oh, and this is using libcups 1.6.1. Is this a bit clearer, or do you need anything else ? Meanwhile, I'll be investigating on possible packaging issues. Guillaume
Okular does not work like most of KDE apps for printing, Okular has [almost] always needed lpr or lp to be installed for printing to work. I have no clue if lpr can be used to print on a distant server or not. If it can, well it's archs fault for not allowing you to install lpr without the cupsdaemon, if it can not, you are welcome to make Okular print without lpr.
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