Common Linux Problems

Problem

Possible Cause and Solution

I can’t change settings in

You need to have administrator privileges to be able to affect

the configuration tool.

global settings.

 

 

I am using the KDE

Maybe you do not have the GTK libraries installed. These

desktop but the

usually come with most Linux distributions, but you may have

configuration tool and

to install them manually. Refer to your distribution’s

SLPR won’t start.

installation manual for more details about installing additional

 

packages.

 

 

I just installed this

Some versions of the KDE or GNOME desktop environments

package but can’t find

may require that you restart your session for the changes to

entries in the KDE/Gnome

take effect.

menus.

 

 

 

I get a “Some options are

Some printers have conflicting settings, meaning that some

not selected” error

settings for two options can’t be selected at the same time.

message while editing the

When you change a setting and the Printer Package detects

printer settings.

such a conflict, the conflicting option is changed to a “No

 

Choice” value, and you have to choose an option that does not

 

conflict before being able to submit the changes.

 

 

I can’t make a printer the

In some conditions, it may not be possible to change the

system default.

default queue. This happens with some variants of LPD or

 

LPRng. LPD systems identify the default queue as the one

 

named “lp”. Thus if there is already a queue by this name, and

 

if it doesn’t have any alias, then you won’t be able to change

 

the default. To work around this, you can either delete the

 

queue, or rename it by manually editing the /etc/printcap

 

file.

 

 

The N-up setting does not

The N-up feature is achieved through post-processing of the

work correctly for some

PostScript data that is being sent to the printing system.

of my documents.

However, such post-processing can only be adequately

 

achieved if the PostScript data conforms to the Adobe

 

Document Structing Conventions. Problems may arise when

 

using N-up and other features relying on post-processing if the

 

document being printed isn’t compliant.

 

 

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