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Add the configuration of nss-mdns as a note for easily using printers on Void
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Description
So, I've been fighting with CUPS here on my void installation and understood that albeit avahi-daemon service was installed, nss-mdns was not. However, installing it was not enough to get my printer to print, as I still got the error "Unable to locate printer xxxxxxx.local".
Apart from installing it, I also had to configure the /etc/nsswitch.conf, modifying the "hosts" line to be like hosts: files mdns_minimal dns mdns.
I took this info from here: https://people.math.rochester.edu/faculty/akrish11//2016/01/09/cups-unable-to-automatically-locate-printer-2.html
It might not be much, but I think it could help newcomers who still have to print stuff around :)
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Research direction
Review the printer setup documentation and the /etc/nsswitch.conf configuration described in the issue. Add a note covering nss-mdns installation and the hosts line needed to locate .local printers, including the linked reference as appropriate.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux
- Domain
- documentation, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100