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#216
Hello

I'm keen to test this. However, I have a few questions before I do. I apologise if have missed/mis-understood something in any of the previous posts have answered these points already - done my best to go through the thread.

- Should all three CUPS packages be installed that appear in the repository?

When installing with F-ApMan, a message pops up saying "you are about to remove a critical system package," I tend to err on the side of caution so cancelled the installation. There's no info on the package page about what this does.
- What is "mp-fremantle-generic-pr" and if removed, what problems arise?

- 'fakedebconf' is being replaced (#127) - does the new item conflict with anything? Where can I find out what problems might occur with this swap?

- Not sure which posts in this thread relate to the current version but there is mention of additional drivers (ghostscript?) and library objects. Is everything like this all bundled together or linked to as a dependency by the app mgr? If not, what extra items are required?

- There seem to be a number of mentions of configuring settings through the terminal. Is this still required? Are they the same as in previous posts (e.g. #56)?

- By installing this, can one use/install local printers or, does the printer need its own IP address as part of a network to work with CUPS?
- If local printing is possible, has anyone got it to work yet? And, how was the data sent to the printer (USB, BT, WiFi, other?)?

- How much rootfs space do the packages for maemo-CUPS need.

- This is a longshot: is it possible to send print data using IR, and if so what needs to be done to set it up? I the software doesn't exist yet I'd still be interested to know if it's feasible.

Oops, that was quite long! Hope these aren't completely senseless and that I get some useful replies!

Very grateful printing is being moved forward. Thank you.

Last edited by demolition; 2011-03-21 at 23:43.