ippusbxd

[Andrei Z.]

This causes USB printing/scanning problems, but was supposed to have
been removed from 20.1. A Catfish file search shows a few instances of
ippusbxd in etc/ and var/ in my 20.1 Cinnamon. These are just small
files of a few hundred bytes.
Anyone else still got ippusbxd in their 20.1? Is it just a minor
hangover from a 19 upgrade, and not worth using apt purge ippusbxd?

New features in Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon - Linux Mint
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_ulyssa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php

"In Linux Mint 20.1 ippusbxd was removed so printing and scanning work
the same way as in Linux Mint 19.x and prior releases."

Mint 20.1

apt search ippusbxd
v cups-filters-ippusbxd -

c ippusbxd - Daemon for IPP USB printer support

The current state of the package:
p, meaning that no trace of the package exists on the system,
c, meaning that the package was deleted but its configuration files
remain on the system,
i, meaning that the package is installed,
v, meaning that the package is virtual.

apt policy ippusbxd
ippusbxd:
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.34-2ubuntu1
Version table:
1.34-2ubuntu1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

sudo apt purge ippusbxd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following packages will be REMOVED:
ippusbxd*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 339894 files and directories currently installed.)
Purging configuration files for ippusbxd (1.34-2ubuntu1) ...

apt search ippusbxd
v cups-filters-ippusbxd -

p ippusbxd - Daemon for IPP USB printer support

[NP2]

This causes USB printing/scanning problems, but was supposed to have
been removed from 20.1. A Catfish file search shows a few instances of
ippusbxd in etc/ and var/ in my 20.1 Cinnamon. These are just small
files of a few hundred bytes.
Anyone else still got ippusbxd in their 20.1? Is it just a minor
hangover from a 19 upgrade, and not worth using apt purge ippusbxd?

I don't have it. Must be a leftover from a previous installation.

[Jeff Layman]

Post by Andrei Z.

This causes USB printing/scanning problems, but was supposed to have
been removed from 20.1. A Catfish file search shows a few instances of
ippusbxd in etc/ and var/ in my 20.1 Cinnamon. These are just small
files of a few hundred bytes.
Anyone else still got ippusbxd in their 20.1? Is it just a minor
hangover from a 19 upgrade, and not worth using apt purge ippusbxd?

New features in Linux Mint 20.1 Cinnamon - Linux Mint
https://www.linuxmint.com/rel_ulyssa_cinnamon_whatsnew.php
"In Linux Mint 20.1 ippusbxd was removed so printing and scanning work
the same way as in Linux Mint 19.x and prior releases."
Mint 20.1
apt search ippusbxd
v cups-filters-ippusbxd -
c ippusbxd - Daemon for IPP USB printer support
p, meaning that no trace of the package exists on the system,
c, meaning that the package was deleted but its configuration files
remain on the system,
i, meaning that the package is installed,
v, meaning that the package is virtual.
apt policy ippusbxd
Installed: (none)
Candidate: 1.34-2ubuntu1
1.34-2ubuntu1 500
500 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal/main amd64 Packages
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
sudo apt purge ippusbxd
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
ippusbxd*
0 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 1 to remove and 0 not upgraded.
After this operation, 0 B of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] y
(Reading database ... 339894 files and directories currently installed.)
Purging configuration files for ippusbxd (1.34-2ubuntu1) ...
apt search ippusbxd
v cups-filters-ippusbxd -
p ippusbxd - Daemon for IPP USB printer support

Thanks. I get exactly the same before and after purging.