Firefox printing does not work in 22.04

Josef Wolf jw at raven.inka.de
Thu Dec 14 13:18:14 UTC 2023


On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 01:58:13PM +0100, Josef Wolf wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 07:20:49AM -0600, Wade Smart wrote:
> > Learn something new all the time watching these emails. :)
> > 
> > Im on Kubuntu 22.04 with the latest updated firefox on my computer
> > with my laptop next to me and Im finishing setting up laptops for a
> > business so I checked - all mine show what Ian posted and all print
> > and have dialog boxes to change the printer.
> > 
> > Could it be Josef Wolf not being up to date?
> 
> I am fully up-to-date with 22.04 LTS

jw at x13.wolf.lan:~$ lsb_release -a
LSB Version:    core-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch:printing-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch:security-11.1.0ubuntu4-noarch
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
Release:        22.04
Codename:       jammy

jw at x13.wolf.lan:~$ uname -a
Linux x13 6.2.0-39-generic #40~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov 16 10:53:04 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
jw at x13.wolf.lan:~$ snap info firefox
name:      firefox
summary:   Mozilla Firefox web browser
publisher: Mozilla✓
store-url: https://snapcraft.io/firefox
contact:   https://support.mozilla.org/kb/file-bug-report-or-feature-request-mozilla
license:   unset
description: |
  Firefox is a powerful, extensible web browser with support for modern web application
  technologies.
commands:
  - firefox
  - firefox.geckodriver
snap-id:      3wdHCAVyZEmYsCMFDE9qt92UV8rC8Wdk
tracking:     latest/stable
refresh-date: vor 29 Tagen, um 19:58 CET
channels:
  latest/stable:    120.0.1-1    2023-11-30 (3504) 254MB -
  latest/candidate: 121.0-1      2023-12-12 (3550) 257MB -
  latest/beta:      121.0b9-1    2023-12-08 (3522) 257MB -
  latest/edge:      122.0a1      2023-12-14 (3561) 290MB -
  esr/stable:       115.5.0esr-1 2023-11-21 (3392) 253MB -
  esr/candidate:    115.6.0esr-1 2023-12-11 (3542) 252MB -
  esr/beta:         ↑                                    
  esr/edge:         ↑                                    
installed:          119.0.1-1               (3358) 251MB -

jw at x13.wolf.lan:~$ snap connections firefox
Schnittstelle           Plug                            Slot                            Notizen
audio-playback          firefox:audio-playback          :audio-playback                 -
audio-record            firefox:audio-record            :audio-record                   -
avahi-observe           firefox:avahi-observe           :avahi-observe                  -
browser-support         firefox:browser-sandbox         :browser-support                -
camera                  firefox:camera                  :camera                         -
content[gnome-42-2204]  firefox:gnome-42-2204           gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204     -
content[gtk-3-themes]   firefox:gtk-3-themes            gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes  -
content[icon-themes]    firefox:icon-themes             gtk-common-themes:icon-themes   -
content[sound-themes]   firefox:sound-themes            gtk-common-themes:sound-themes  -
cups-control            firefox:cups-control            -                               -
dbus                    -                               firefox:dbus-daemon             -
desktop                 firefox:desktop                 :desktop                        -
desktop-legacy          firefox:desktop-legacy          :desktop-legacy                 -
gsettings               firefox:gsettings               :gsettings                      -
hardware-observe        firefox:hardware-observe        :hardware-observe               -
home                    firefox:home                    :home                           -
joystick                firefox:joystick                :joystick                       -
mount-control           firefox:host-hunspell           :mount-control                  -
mpris                   -                               firefox:mpris                   -
network                 firefox:network                 :network                        -
network-bind            firefox:network-bind            :network-bind                   -
network-observe         firefox:network-observe         -                               -
opengl                  firefox:opengl                  :opengl                         -
personal-files          firefox:dot-mozilla-firefox     :personal-files                 -
removable-media         firefox:removable-media         :removable-media                -
screen-inhibit-control  firefox:screen-inhibit-control  :screen-inhibit-control         -
system-files            firefox:etc-firefox             :system-files                   -
system-packages-doc     firefox:system-packages-doc     :system-packages-doc            -
u2f-devices             firefox:u2f-devices             :u2f-devices                    -
unity7                  firefox:unity7                  :unity7                         -
upower-observe          firefox:upower-observe          :upower-observe                 -
wayland                 firefox:wayland                 :wayland                        -
x11                     firefox:x11                     :x11                            -


> 
> Currently, not even the method described in my previous mail
> (systemdialog+lpr) works. This method has worked a week ago. Now, nothing
> happens at all (according to cups logs)
> 
> > -- 
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> > Registered Linux Machine: #408606
> > Linux since June 2005
> > 
> > On Fri, Dec 8, 2023 at 6:47 AM Ian Bruntlett <ian.bruntlett at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 at 11:40, gene heskett <gheskett at shentel.net> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> This prompted me to go check a bananapi-m5 running armbian with firefox
> > >> as nightly snap. No cups printers, and there are 2, configured as 5 with
> > >> different profiles here. I'd say that is a good guess. And a reason to
> > >> fuss. Loudly.
> > >
> > >
> > > OK. I usually print from evince (GNOME's PDF viewer) on an old computer. First I printed a couple of pages as PDFs from within evince. Worked fine.
> > >
> > > Then I mocked up a small HTML file and looked at it in Firefox and printed that OK.
> > >
> > > I am no expert on snaps. But it _might_ be a snap connections issue.But here is some hopefully relevant info from my system.
> > >
> > > $ lsb_release -a
> > > No LSB modules are available.
> > > Distributor ID: Ubuntu
> > > Description: Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS
> > > Release: 22.04
> > > Codename: jammy
> > >
> > > $ uname -a
> > > Linux einstein 6.2.0-37-generic #38~22.04.1-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Thu Nov  2 18:01:13 UTC 2 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
> > >
> > > $ snap info firefox
> > > name:      firefox
> > > summary:   Mozilla Firefox web browser
> > > publisher: Mozilla**
> > > store-url: https://snapcraft.io/firefox
> > > contact:   https://support.mozilla.org/kb/file-bug-report-or-feature-request-mozilla
> > > license:   unset
> > > description: |
> > >   Firefox is a powerful, extensible web browser with support for modern web
> > >   application technologies.
> > > commands:
> > >   - firefox
> > >   - firefox.geckodriver
> > > snap-id:      3wdHCAVyZEmYsCMFDE9qt92UV8rC8Wdk
> > > tracking:     latest/stable/ubuntu-22.04
> > > refresh-date: yesterday at 14:20 GMT
> > > channels:
> > >   latest/stable:    120.0.1-1    2023-11-30 (3504) 254MB -
> > >   latest/candidate: 120.0.1-1    2023-12-05 (3516) 257MB -
> > >   latest/beta:      121.0b8-1    2023-12-06 (3518) 258MB -
> > >   latest/edge:      122.0a1      2023-11-29 (3494) 290MB -
> > >   esr/stable:       115.5.0esr-1 2023-11-21 (3392) 253MB -
> > >   esr/candidate:    115.5.0esr-1 2023-11-14 (3392) 253MB -
> > >   esr/beta:         ^
> > >   esr/edge:         ^
> > > installed:          120.0.1-1               (3504) 254MB -
> > >
> > > ~$ snap connections firefox
> > > Interface               Plug                            Slot                            Notes
> > > audio-playback          firefox:audio-playback          :audio-playback                 -
> > > audio-record            firefox:audio-record            :audio-record                   -
> > > avahi-observe           firefox:avahi-observe           :avahi-observe                  -
> > > browser-support         firefox:browser-sandbox         :browser-support                -
> > > camera                  firefox:camera                  :camera                         -
> > > content[gnome-42-2204]  firefox:gnome-42-2204           gnome-42-2204:gnome-42-2204     -
> > > content[gtk-3-themes]   firefox:gtk-3-themes            gtk-common-themes:gtk-3-themes  -
> > > content[icon-themes]    firefox:icon-themes             gtk-common-themes:icon-themes   -
> > > content[sound-themes]   firefox:sound-themes            gtk-common-themes:sound-themes  -
> > > cups-control            firefox:cups-control            :cups-control                   -
> > > dbus                    -                               firefox:dbus-daemon             -
> > > desktop                 firefox:desktop                 :desktop                        -
> > > desktop-legacy          firefox:desktop-legacy          :desktop-legacy                 -
> > > gsettings               firefox:gsettings               :gsettings                      -
> > > hardware-observe        firefox:hardware-observe        :hardware-observe               -
> > > home                    firefox:home                    :home                           -
> > > joystick                firefox:joystick                :joystick                       -
> > > mount-control           firefox:host-hunspell           :mount-control                  -
> > > mpris                   -                               firefox:mpris                   -
> > > network                 firefox:network                 :network                        -
> > > network-bind            firefox:network-bind            :network-bind                   -
> > > network-observe         firefox:network-observe         -                               -
> > > opengl                  firefox:opengl                  :opengl                         -
> > > personal-files          firefox:dot-mozilla-firefox     :personal-files                 -
> > > removable-media         firefox:removable-media         :removable-media                -
> > > screen-inhibit-control  firefox:screen-inhibit-control  :screen-inhibit-control         -
> > > system-files            firefox:etc-firefox             :system-files                   -
> > > system-packages-doc     firefox:system-packages-doc     :system-packages-doc            -
> > > u2f-devices             firefox:u2f-devices             :u2f-devices                    -
> > > unity7                  firefox:unity7                  :unity7                         -
> > > upower-observe          firefox:upower-observe          :upower-observe                 -
> > > wayland                 firefox:wayland                 :wayland                        -
> > > x11                     firefox:x11                     :x11                            -
> > >
> > > HTH,
> > >
> > >
> > > Ian
> > >
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