Filter "/usr/lib/cups/filter/foomatic-rip" error when printing

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • I'm getting a print filter error written to standard output when attempting to create printer within CUPS:

    Filter "/usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip" for printer "<printer_name>" not available: No such file or directory

  • The output of lpstat includes the following messages:

    #  lpstat -t
scheduler is running
no system default destination
device for lp12: socket://10.1.2.3:9100
lp12 accepting requests since Thu 06 Oct 2016 07:08:16 PM GMT
printer lp12 is idle.  enabled since Thu 06 Oct 2016 07:08:16 PM GMT
        Filter "/usr/lib64/cups/filter/foomatic-rip" for printer "lp12" not available: No such file or directory

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) 6 & 7
  • Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase of over 48,000 articles and solutions.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Close

Welcome! Check out the Getting Started with Red Hat page for quick tours and guides for common tasks.