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Cannot find printer under admin anymore

Asked by Bullwinkle

in system-administration "printer" tab is missing. How do I restore it so I can configure printer. It was there before, now it is gone.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

try:

sudo system-config-printer

If you are told to install a package, install that package. Should be ok

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Bullwinkle (bullwinkle54) said : 		#2

when I enter "sudo system-config-printer" in the terminal I get "command not found". I think I need more help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#3

sudo apt-get --reinstall system-config-printer

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Bullwinkle (bullwinkle54) said : 		#4

still no luck, when I enter "sudo apt-get --reinstall system-config-printer" I get this message "E: invalid operation system-config-printer"

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#5

What is the output of:

apt-cache search system-config-printer; lsb_release -a

Thanks

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Bullwinkle (bullwinkle54) said : 		#6

it is this,
ystem-config-printer-common - Printer configuration GUI
system-config-printer-gnome - Printer configuration GUI
system-config-printer-kde - KDE 4 printer configuration utility
system-config-printer-udev - Printer auto-configuration facility based on udev
hal-cups-utils - CUPS integration with HAL
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Release: 10.04
Codename: lucid

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Best actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#7

sudo apt-get --reinstall install system-config-printer-gnome

Should do it

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Bullwinkle (bullwinkle54) said : 		#8

Great job!! thank you. Any idea why it disappeared?

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Bullwinkle (bullwinkle54) said : 		#9

Thanks actionparsnip, that solved my question.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#10

Possibly removed via some dependancies or somesuch. Not sure