Testing New CUPS Versions for SuSE Linux 8.1

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Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 8.1

Request

You are using SuSE Linux 8.1 and would like to test new versions of the CUPS printing system.

Procedure

For some particular new versions of the CUPS printing system, find RPM packages made for SuSE Linux 8.1 on our FTP server:
ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/people/kssingvo/unsupported/CUPS/8.1/RPMS/
Install these packages in the following order:
  1. cups-libs
  2. cups-client
  3. cups
After installation, run "SuSEconfig".

Note the "unsupported": these packages are

As an extreme example, this means that if your complete computer center crashes because of these packages, it is only your problem.

Nevertheless, we are very interested in your feedback because the more people test it, the more problems (even hidden problems) are revealed. To send us feedback, please follow the instructions in "Sending Feedback to SuSE" (http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/bugreport.html) and make it obvious which CUPS version you are talking about, for example, "Feedback regarding CUPS 1.1.18".

If you do not get access to our above mentioned FTP server, use a mirror site (see ftp://ftp.suse.com/):

User limit: 600 - consider using a mirror-site:
http://www.suse.de/en/support/download/ftp/int_mirrors.html (Int.)
http://www.suse.de/en/support/download/ftp/germ_mirrors.html (DE)
Users from Europe (in particular German universities):
ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/linux/suse/
ftp://ftp.leo.org/pub/comp/os/unix/linux/suse/suse/
ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/suse/

See also:
o Printer Configuration with SuSE Linux 8.1
o Sending Feedback to SuSE

Keywords: PRINTING, PRINTER, CUPS, 81, 8.1, TEST VERSION

Categories: Printer

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