How to Enable the Socket Backend - Solution

[Matthias.Warmbold at gmx.de]

Hello,

I've found the solution.

The file "socket" is in the directory /usr/lib/cups/backend-available. I did
ln -s /usr/lib/cups/backend-available/socket /usr/lib/cups/backend/socket
restarted the cups deamon and all is fine!

Thanks for your help


Matthias

> Hello,
> no,  the directory /usr/lib/cups/backend contains no file named socket.
> I use the linux-distribution kubuntu breezy.
>
> Is the socket-file cups specific? What package must I install or compile?
>
> thanks for your response
>
> Matthias
>
> > Check if the socket backend (the file name of which should be socket) has been installed
> > in the backend directory (usually /usr/lib/cups/backend). If not, check your installation
> > (may be you installed CUPS using some Linux-distributor-supplied GUI gimmick which might
> > behave different from what CUPS is intended to.
> >
> > Helge
>