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On Thursday, 8 September 2022 19:04:42 BST tastytea wrote: |
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> On 2022-09-08 12:52-0400 Alan Grimes <alonzotg@×××××××.net> wrote: |
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> > […] |
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> > |
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> > Right now linux is so broken that the CUPS web interface will deny |
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> > all attempts to administer the printer and reject any password. The |
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> > config file is written in moonspeak, I just need the motherfucking |
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> > thing to say yes when I tell it to do a thing. I expect it to take |
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> > 2-3 days just to get over this hurdle. |
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> I solved this problem by replacing the contents of every <Location> |
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> block with: |
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> |
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> Order allow,deny |
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> Allow localhost |
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> Allow from fd69:0:0:0:* |
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> Allow from 192.168.69.* |
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> > How can people actually go around installing linux on people's |
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> > computers as if they were doing them a favor when it really is this |
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> > bad? |
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> |
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> It's not bad at all if you use a distribution with a better default |
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> configuration, pre-installed drivers and a pre-installed GUI for setting |
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> up the automatically detected printer in less than 5 clicks. |
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> Unless you have a printer from a shitty company, of course. |
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You'll need the right drivers for the printer you have. This page is a good |
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start for CUPS and usually it doesn't take long to connect to the printer and |
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start printing. |
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https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Printing |
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Modern printers invariably offer their own http(s) web GUI for administration, |
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which may also need configuring, but just printing alone should be achievable |
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by using the guidance in the wiki above. |
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