Printer Add button not enabled in ubuntu 12.04
When CUPS is not running the Printers panel looks like this on my Ubunbu 12.04:
Is this what you see?
About CUPS:
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Use this command to check whether CUPS is installed:
dpkg --list | grep ' cups '
Typical output when installed is:
ii cups 1.5.3-0ubuntu4 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server
If you don't see any output, install CUPS:
sudo apt-get install cups
and start it:
Ubuntu 12.04:
sudo service cups start
Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo sudo systemctl start cups.service
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If it is already installed it may not be running, check it like this:
ps -ef|grep cups | grep -v grep
Typical output when running is:
root 925 1 0 Oct17 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/cupsd -F
If you don't see any output CUPS is not running. Start it like this:
Ubuntu 12.04:
sudo service cups start
Ubuntu 16.04:
sudo sudo systemctl start cups.service
Could you try it and post any problems?
More information on CUPS:
Ubuntu 12.04: https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/cups.html
Ubuntu 16.04: https://help.ubuntu.com/16.04/serverguide/cups.html