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Jasper van den Bosch
Asked: 2013-06-02 05:40:01 +0800 CST

How to flush CUPS spool

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My printer is blocking; there is no relevant message in the error log, but the printer dialog says: "/var/spool/cups/d00359-001 (object 89 0, file position 957134): expected endobj"

I deleted that file but that didn't change anything.

This happened after trying to print a latex-generated pdf (3.5MB)

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printing

2 Answers

  1. I would try and avoid deleting/adding a printer if possible. This link has a thorough answer to your question and provides a cleaner/ alternate method to resolving your issue:

    Is there an approved way to clear /var/cups/cache on a Unix system?

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  2. Best Answer

    Well, I posted it as a comment, but I will post it as a answer.

    Maybe deleting the printer will reset the stack and solve the error.

    My computer system is in Spanish, but the icons are very clear to do the steps

    1. Go to System Configuration -> Printers enter image description here
    2. Delete the printer that is having the error enter image description here
    3. Unplug the printer an plug it again to configure it as a new printer
    4. Try to print
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