Getting rid of broken print jobs (Debian using CUPS)
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--Chris Lale 19:14, 27 May 2007 (CEST)
1 Method 1: Browser
In your browser visit
http://localhost:631/
(localhost:631 works for me). Click on the "Jobs" tab, identify the job on the list of print jobs (probably the last one) and click on the "Cancel" button.
2 Method 2: Gnome
In Gnome, open the printer icon in the top panel.
Alternatively, from the desktop menu:
Desktop -> Administration -> Printing -> Your-printer-icon (double-click)
Identify the job on the list of print jobs, right-click on the job for the context menu and click on "Cancel".
3 Method 3: command line
To terminate all processes still using the printer device, even after deleting the job from the queue, use this command:
fuser -k /dev/lp0
for a printer on the first parallel port, or
fuser -k /dev/usb/lp0
for the first usb printer.
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