How can I not use redhat-config-printer?

[The Matt]

Folks, this is *really* beginning to annoy me.  I like to use the
web-based http://localhost:631 (CUPS and gimp-print-cups) to configure
the ten different printers I have access to at my workplace.  This takes
me a long time (I guess an hour and a half to setup and test) and I have
things like locations, descriptions that work with zsh's lpr -P[TAB]
expansion, and I do NOT use foomatic.

But, what do I see today as I do an up2date, the new
redhat-config-printer has decimated my printer setup.  Now *every
single* Location: tag I entered is gone.  Just gone.  My local printer
is now foomatic, which I don't want, and a Color LaserJet I use is
suddenly off a custom PPD I created for correct transparencies and
business cards.

So, I want to know, if I remove redhat-config-printer and its
dependencies (the -gui and desktop-printing, I think), will printing
suddenly just die?  If it's safe, I'll do it, but I need printing.

If I can't do that, then what files and directories must I save to
restore my printer definitions back after each update?  I thought it was
just the /etc/cups directory, but that's not it.  I now realize printcap
is rewritten by the upgrade as well.  Are there others I should save
like spool directories or bits of /var?

Please help me, I get tired of this redo every time and would love to
just tar up a set a files so I can undo the damage from updates.

Matt
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