Here's an update. I was mistaken, the PC doesn't freeze as I can start other apps in KDE. However, the print job freezes!

Also, it would seem that KATE is not at fault. It must be CUPS. I wrote a C++ *.cc file in KWRITE and everything works except printing! Is there something wrong with the CUPS drivers or the KNOPPIX Printer Configuration tool????

What freezes is the app I'm printing from with some sort of message like:

generating print data
print page 1 <close>

This message just stays there and nothing prints. What's up with that!

ARRGGGHHHH!!!!! HELP!