On 04/03/13 02:27, Richard Vickery wrote:
> lthough it's present, I still can't print. localhost:631/printers is showing ten jobs and holding each one. Driver says:
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> Driver:       HP LaserJet p1005, hpcups 3.13.2, requires proprietary plugin (color, 2-sided printing)
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> ...is a proprietary plugin important? Should I change the driver to Laserjet 1020, given the printer is a p1005? It was either this or 1030 before I changed it.

From the command line, as root, run "hp-plugin".

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It works!  I'm guessing that I can just run the commands - that I've saved off of the computer on an external drive - the next time I "lose" the printer in an upgrade.