[X2go-Dev] Client-side printing not working (most likely due to the x2goserver-printing package being unavailable for installation)

[Stefan Baur]

Hi List,

I installed a new X2Go server and wanted to try out client-side printing.

The server is running Debian Squeeze, with the following X2Go- and 
CUPS-related packages installed:

ii cups 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
ii cups-bsd 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
ii cups-client 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client 
programs (SysV)
ii cups-common 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common 
files
ii cups-driver-gutenprint 5.2.6-1 printer drivers for CUPS
ii cups-ppdc 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD 
manipulation utilities
ii cups-x2go 3.0.0.3-0~x2go1+squeeze~main~54~build1 X2GO printer for CUPS
ii cupsddk 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System (transitional 
package)
ii cupsys 1.3.8-1+lenny10 Common UNIX Printing System (transitional package)
ii cupsys-client 1.3.8-1+lenny10 Common UNIX Printing System 
(transitional package)
ii ghostscript-cups 8.71~dfsg2-9 The GPL Ghostscript PostScript/PDF 
interpreter - CUPS filters
ii hplip-cups 3.10.6-2 HP Linux Printing and Imaging - CUPS Raster 
driver (hpcups)
ii libcups2 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - Core library
ii libcupscgi1 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - CGI 
library
ii libcupsdriver1 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
Driver library
ii libcupsimage2 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
Raster image library
ii libcupsmime1 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - MIME 
library
ii libcupsppdc1 1.4.4-7+squeeze1 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD 
manipulation library
ii libxcompext3 1:3.5.0-1-0~x2go-bpo1+lenny~main~36~build1 NX X11 
protocol compression extensions library
ii libxcompshad3 3.5.0-2-0~x2go-bpo1+lenny~main~24~build1 NX shadowing 
library
ii x2go-keyring 2011.12.07+squeeze~main~12~build1 GnuPG keys of X2go 
developers
ii x2goagent 3.5.0.2-0~x2go1+squeeze~main~49~build1 Special X2go-ized X 
agent, forked from NX-X11 (NoMachine)
ii x2goserver 3.0.99.8-0~x2go-bpo1+lenny~main~388~build1 X2go server 
daemon scripts
ii x2goserver-extensions 3.0.99.8-0~x2go-bpo1+lenny~main~388~build1 X2go 
server daemon scripts (extensions)

I was unable to follow the instructions from 
http://wiki.x2go.org/wiki:components:printing, as "apt-get install 
x2goserver-printing" complains:

> Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
> requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
> distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
> or been moved out of Incoming.
> The following information may help to resolve the situation:
>
> The following packages have unmet dependencies:
>  x2goserver-printing : Depends: x2goserver (< 
> 3.0.99.8-0~x2go1+squeeze~main~373~build1.1~) but 
> 3.0.99.8-0~x2go-bpo1+lenny~main~388~build1 is to be installed
> E: Broken packages
>

I decided to continue anyways and set up printing as described:

> Description: Virtual X2GO Printer
>    Location: Cloud
>      Driver: Generic CUPS-X2GO Printer (color, 2-sided printing)
>  Connection: cups-x2go:/
>    Defaults: job-sheets=none, none media=iso_a4_210x297mm sides=one-sided

On the client side (Windows 7 Home Premium, German, 32-bit) I installed 
X2Go Client V. 3.99.0.2.
I enabled client-side printing in the session settings, and configured 
the local default printer in the X2Go Client general settings.

Nothing happens when I try to print, so I guess I can't do without the 
x2goserver-printing package.

What needs to be done?

Kind Regards,
Stefan