[Pkg-cups-devel] Bug#475508: closed by Martin Pitt <> (Re: Bug#475508: Avoid undesired startup)

[Dr. Markus Waldeck]

Hi Martin,

thanks for the immediate answer.

> However, since the cupsys package is explicitly "the cups server", it
> does *not* make sense to do so.
> default files should not be used for disabling a server which is
> started by default on package installation. That's what the
> /etc/rc?.d/ symlinks are for, so if you want cups not to start by
> default, please configure the symlinks accordingly

I removed the symlinks after EVERY update!

Have you ever looked into /var/lib/dpkg/info/cupsys.postinst?

If /etc/init.d/cupsys is executable update-rc.d is run
and the cupsd is started.

Is it appropriate to remove the x bit of /etc/init.d/cupsys?

Thanks

Markus