> On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 03:38:55PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > > > I believe it would be a good idea if the default print system in the > > next release of Debian (Sarge) is changed to CUPS. CUPS is a more > > complete, more userfriendly and RFC complient printing system. > > > > <URL:http://www.cups.org> > > > > Any reason not to change the default? > > The last time I tried to use CUPS, I found it to be so user friendly > that I couldn't get it to do anything useful. Very pretty, less > functional; and the documentation was entirely inadequate. > > On the other hand, while lprng was anything but user-friendly, it was > simple and well-documented. Much more important to have something that > works before you go making it user-friendly!
FWIW, I've tried it once, with total success, and been shocked at how easy it was. No hassle at all. Then again, printing to a local HP LaserJet isn't exactly a complicated task. I did wonder where lpr and lpq had gone, but they were in the cupsys-bsd package. A
