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The Main Menu Editor (alacarte) doesn't work anymore after I removing system-config-printer and performing an autoremove, which removed dependancies for Main Menu Editor.
sudo apt install system-config-printer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
avahi-utils cups-pk-helper gir1.2-handy-1 gir1.2-notify-0.7
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-secret-1 libhandy-1-0
python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python3-smbc
system-config-printer-common system-config-printer-udev
Suggested packages:
gnome-software
The following NEW packages will be installed:
avahi-utils cups-pk-helper gir1.2-handy-1 gir1.2-notify-0.7
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-secret-1 libhandy-1-0
python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python3-smbc
system-config-printer system-config-printer-common
system-config-printer-udev
0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
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After this operation, 9,831 kB of additional disk space will be used.
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Get:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 libhandy-1-0 arm64 1.8.1-1+rpt3 [298 kB]
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-notify-0.7 arm64 0.8.1-1 [11.6 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 arm64 1.2.6-5 [25.9 kB]
Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 arm64 122-3 [16.3 kB]
Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-secret-1 arm64 0.20.5-3 [13.5 kB]
Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cairo arm64 1.20.1-5+b1 [62.8 kB]
Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cups arm64 2.0.1-5+b4 [60.4 kB]
Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cupshelpers all 1.5.18-1 [127 kB]
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-smbc arm64 1.0.23-2+b4 [18.8 kB]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer-common all 1.5.18-1 [802 kB]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer all 1.5.18-1 [183 kB]
Get:13 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer-udev arm64 1.5.18-1 [114 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-handy-1 arm64 1.8.1-1+rpt3 [19.3 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 cups-pk-helper arm64 0.2.6-1+rpt1 [77.5 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package avahi-utils.
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Selecting previously unselected package gir1.2-handy-1:arm64.
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Selecting previously unselected package gir1.2-notify-0.7:arm64.
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Selecting previously unselected package system-config-printer-common.
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Selecting previously unselected package system-config-printer.
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Unpacking system-config-printer (1.5.18-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package system-config-printer-udev.
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Unpacking system-config-printer-udev (1.5.18-1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package cups-pk-helper.
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Unpacking cups-pk-helper (0.2.6-1+rpt1) ...
Setting up python3-smbc (1.0.23-2+b4) ...
Setting up python3-cairo:arm64 (1.20.1-5+b1) ...
Setting up avahi-utils (0.8-10) ...
Setting up python3-cups:arm64 (2.0.1-5+b4) ...
Setting up gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 (1.2.6-5) ...
Setting up gir1.2-secret-1:arm64 (0.20.5-3) ...
Setting up gir1.2-notify-0.7:arm64 (0.8.1-1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-polkit-1.0 (122-3) ...
Setting up cups-pk-helper (0.2.6-1+rpt1) ...
Setting up libhandy-1-0:arm64 (1.8.1-1+rpt3) ...
Setting up python3-cupshelpers (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-handy-1:arm64 (1.8.1-1+rpt3) ...
Setting up system-config-printer-common (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up system-config-printer-udev (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up system-config-printer (1.5.18-1) ...
Processing triggers for mailcap (3.70+nmu1) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.26-1) ...
Processing triggers for gnome-menus (3.36.0-1.1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.36-9+rpt2+deb12u8) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.11.2-2) ...
Processing triggers for dbus (1.14.10-1~deb12u1) ...
Thanks!
The Main Menu Editor (alacarte) doesn't work anymore after I removing system-config-printer and performing an autoremove, which removed dependancies for Main Menu Editor.
sudo apt install system-config-printer
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
avahi-utils cups-pk-helper gir1.2-handy-1 gir1.2-notify-0.7
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-secret-1 libhandy-1-0
python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python3-smbc
system-config-printer-common system-config-printer-udev
Suggested packages:
gnome-software
The following NEW packages will be installed:
avahi-utils cups-pk-helper gir1.2-handy-1 gir1.2-notify-0.7
gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 gir1.2-secret-1 libhandy-1-0
python3-cairo python3-cups python3-cupshelpers python3-smbc
system-config-printer system-config-printer-common
system-config-printer-udev
0 upgraded, 15 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
Need to get 1,874 kB of archives.
After this operation, 9,831 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
Get:1 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 avahi-utils arm64 0.8-10 [43.1 kB]
Get:2 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 libhandy-1-0 arm64 1.8.1-1+rpt3 [298 kB]
Get:3 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-notify-0.7 arm64 0.8.1-1 [11.6 kB]
Get:4 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-packagekitglib-1.0 arm64 1.2.6-5 [25.9 kB]
Get:5 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-polkit-1.0 arm64 122-3 [16.3 kB]
Get:6 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-secret-1 arm64 0.20.5-3 [13.5 kB]
Get:7 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cairo arm64 1.20.1-5+b1 [62.8 kB]
Get:8 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cups arm64 2.0.1-5+b4 [60.4 kB]
Get:9 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-cupshelpers all 1.5.18-1 [127 kB]
Get:10 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 python3-smbc arm64 1.0.23-2+b4 [18.8 kB]
Get:11 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer-common all 1.5.18-1 [802 kB]
Get:12 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer all 1.5.18-1 [183 kB]
Get:13 http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm/main arm64 system-config-printer-udev arm64 1.5.18-1 [114 kB]
Get:14 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 gir1.2-handy-1 arm64 1.8.1-1+rpt3 [19.3 kB]
Get:15 http://archive.raspberrypi.com/debian bookworm/main arm64 cups-pk-helper arm64 0.2.6-1+rpt1 [77.5 kB]
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Selecting previously unselected package avahi-utils.
(Reading database ... 120909 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../00-avahi-utils_0.8-10_arm64.deb ...
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Setting up gir1.2-notify-0.7:arm64 (0.8.1-1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-polkit-1.0 (122-3) ...
Setting up cups-pk-helper (0.2.6-1+rpt1) ...
Setting up libhandy-1-0:arm64 (1.8.1-1+rpt3) ...
Setting up python3-cupshelpers (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up gir1.2-handy-1:arm64 (1.8.1-1+rpt3) ...
Setting up system-config-printer-common (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up system-config-printer-udev (1.5.18-1) ...
Setting up system-config-printer (1.5.18-1) ...
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Thanks!
Statistics: Posted by pgroothuizen — Fri Nov 08, 2024 3:48 pm