OpenPrinting / OpenPrinting/cups-browsed

Slow print windows on Kde plasma on QT application

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Description

Hi,

Describe the bug
Slow print windows on Kde plasma, on QT application

On Ubuntu 24.04, I have a problem when I setup BrowseRemoteProtocols to none and or BrowseProtocols to none in cups-browsed.conf file.

To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:

  1. Edit /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf file
  2. Change "BrowseRemoteProtocols dnssd cups" to "BrowseRemoteProtocols none" or "BrowseProtocols" to "BrowseProtocols none"
    Or
    Change "BrowseRemoteProtocols dnssd cups" to "BrowseRemoteProtocols cups"
  3. Open any qt application (kate, okular tested) try to print.
  4. The print windows take 2-3 second to appeared.

System Information:

  • OS: Ubuntu
  • Version : 24.04
  • Plasma : 5.27.11

Need to restart OS to take change.

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Research direction

Reproduce the delay using /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf with BrowseRemoteProtocols or BrowseProtocols set to none or cups, then print from the mentioned Qt applications Kate or Okular on Ubuntu 24.04 with Plasma 5.27.11. Done means identifying and resolving the 2–3 second delay in the print window under those configurations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c, linux, ubuntu
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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