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    Xubuntu fails to communicate with cups

    Hi!

    I use Xubuntu 12.10 and can't print. Cups is installed and running
    Code:
    status cups
    cups start/running, process 3759
    The Web interface at localhost:631 is working as well.

    But in the Settings Manager | Printers I get the message:
    "Printing service not available. Start the service on this computer or connect to another server."
    As a consequence I can't print in any applications since no printers show up.

    Any help is very much appreciated!

    Thanks,
    Martin

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    rai4shu2 is offline Extra Foam Sugar Free Ubuntu
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    Re: Xubuntu fails to communicate with cups

    From looking around, it seems like the fix is to go into System / Printing and Delete your printer. Then reboot and add the printer back.

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    Re: Xubuntu fails to communicate with cups

    At the moment I don't have a printer installed.
    Adding a printer in the cups web interface works fine - I just can't use it in any XFCE printing dialogues.

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    Re: Xubuntu fails to communicate with cups

    I have found the problem. For the record the problem was that in ~/.cups/client.conf contained a wrong port number. I am not sure how that happend, but changing it to
    Code:
    ServerName localhost:631
    made it work again.

    rai4shu2, thank you for your help!

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