Brian McGroarty wrote: > > I've never configured a printer under Linux. I've got an Epson Sylus > Color 740i hooked up via USB, and I've got it to the point where I can > cat files directly to the device and see them printed. > > I'm a bit baffled by the number of choices of packages which are > available, as well as the number of printing systems to choose from, > from cups to lpr to half a dozen other choices. > > 1. Do all of these printing systems need to be configured for printing > to work in most apps, or are they complementary? > > 2. Is there a standard "Debian way" for configuring printing? I > fetched task-printing which brought in a selection of utilities, > but I don't believe any of them perform any of the configuration > for me. Certainly, none prompted for the type of printer I'm using. > Brian, what's been said about CUPS is true, and that's what I use.
In any case, any system you use is going to need a recent Ghostscript with support for your printer linked in, and I don't believe Debian has a Ghostscript package with the stp driver, which you'll need for the Epson 740. I think I'll submit a wishlist bug for that. Fortunately, there's this: http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gimp-print/gs_5.10stp-10_i386.deb You'll want the cupsomatic package, which is in Debian testing now. I notice there's a ppd for the stp driver and for the stc740ih.upp driver. If anyone's tried the latter, I'd be interested in knowing how that worked out.
