Printing and Printer Applet broken after latest updates

[O. Sinclair]

On 26/07/2011 23:06, Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> Does anyone at ubuntu actually use kubuntu for real work?  Seems to be
> a regression of
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdebindings/+bug/377333 and
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/kdeadmin/+bug/331192?comments=all
>
> kde4-config --version
> Qt: 4.7.2
> KDE Development Platform: 4.6.5 (4.6.5)
> kde4-config: 1.0
>
> systemsettings
> QInotifyFileSystemWatcherEngine::addPaths: inotify_add_watch failed:
> No such file or directory
> QFileSystemWatcher: failed to add paths: /home/lindsay/.config/ibus/bus
> lindsay at lindsay-kubuntu:~/.kde/share/config$ Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 445, in on_tvMainList_cursor_changed
>      self.fillPrinterTab(name)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 1267, in fillPrinterTab
>      self.fillPrinterOptions(name, editablePPD)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 1311, in fillPrinterOptions
>      ppd.markDefaults()
> AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'markDefaults'
> systemsettings(5403)/python (plugin): Error while running factory
> function for Python plugin:
> "system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py"
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<string>", line 18, in kpythonpluginfactory_bridge
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 4398, in CreatePlugin
>      kcm = u.makeui(component_data, widget_parent)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 374, in makeui
>      self.populateList(start_printer, change_ppd)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 657, in populateList
>      self.on_tvMainList_cursor_changed()
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 445, in on_tvMainList_cursor_changed
>      self.fillPrinterTab(name)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 1267, in fillPrinterTab
>      self.fillPrinterOptions(name, editablePPD)
>    File "/usr/share/kde4/apps/system-config-printer-kde/system-config-printer-kde.py",
> line 1311, in fillPrinterOptions
>      ppd.markDefaults()
> AttributeError: 'bool' object has no attribute 'markDefaults'
> systemsettings(5403)/python (plugin): Failed to import module
> systemsettings(5403)/kcontrol KCModuleLoader::loadModule: This module
> has no valid entry symbol at all. The reason could be that it's still
> using K_EXPORT_COMPONENT_FACTORY with a custom X-KDE-FactoryName which
> is not supported anymore
>
> Even the cups web interface  is non functional now.

I have no problems whatsoever with printer applet/settings - using 
Kubuntu 11.04, KDE SC 4.6.5 and all updates