[Solved] - Printers - mind of it's own

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Hi,
Zorin seems to have a mind of it's own with printers. I have several network printers for various different tasks. Zorin automatically adds multiple copies of them, some working, some not, and the one that worked last time I used the computer might not be there this time. And when I re-named a printer, it made the renamed printer a second copy of the printer that didn't even work. Same kind of thing when I need to install a driver for a printer to get full functionality. It seems to become a non working copy, or I think it did work once, but then something changed again. Is there any way I can simply add/install printers and have them stay that way? And not have it automatically add/change anything?

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https://bobnoordam.nl/linux/ubuntu-stop-automatically-adding-printers-on-the-network/

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Thanks! That seems to have fixed it. Needed to restart the system for it to take effect.
Just for reference for anyone else, here's what I think I figured out was happening. First it would install multiples of some of my printers, I think because it would see each protocol or port the printer had available as a different printer. Usually only one of the multiples would work at all. Then, if I installed a driver for a printer (PPD) or even just renamed a printer, it would decide that it was no longer the same printer and automatically reinstall it with the generic driver/name. For some reason, that also seemed to stop the one that I had either installed a driver for, or renamed to stop working, so I would have to delete and start over again...
Now that I have disabled the automatic adding (as per above) all my printers have worked properly all morning.

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Glad this is sorted. Can you please go back to your first post and add [SOLVED] in front of the Subject heading. I had read on another thread of a user picking up a neighbour's printer and this is something to also bear in mind. HP Printers act as an Access Point - so turn wireless off if you have such a printer and can connect via ethernet or have such printers near to the main machine, directly connected via USB.
Could you also please mark my post as the solution. Thanks.

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