Re: Cups+printer install?
Silvan wrote: > On Thursday 04 August 2005 11:27 am, Derek Broughton wrote: > > And while we're on this topic anyway, I've found that I *don't* actually > like > the KDE printer installer wizard flummy. I can't quite remember specific > details about what it couldn't do with it, but it was missing some > critical > piece to getting an HP inkjet to work on an Ubuntu system. I couldn't manage to talk to my Epson inkjet from Ubuntu, either - told me I didn't have the authority to install a driver (even though it was running under kdesu). -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cups+printer install?
On Thursday 04 August 2005 11:27 am, Derek Broughton wrote: > > I have two problems with this thread: first, why did he post to debian-kde > when he says he doesn't want to install X?; second, why are we giving him > advice to use the KDE control center??? It looks like the original exchange happened on debian-user, and then someone said "you might want to ask debian-kde" and then tacked debian-kde on as a CC. Either that or I'm missing posts. My first message in this thread is a reply. And while we're on this topic anyway, I've found that I *don't* actually like the KDE printer installer wizard flummy. I can't quite remember specific details about what it couldn't do with it, but it was missing some critical piece to getting an HP inkjet to work on an Ubuntu system. Ubuntu's CUPS web interface is hacked because they deem it too dangerous. I didn't manage to get where I needed to be with either the KDE configurator or the suggested GNOME configurator, so I had to spend an afternoon de-hacking the CUPS thing so I could spend twelve and a half seconds configuring the bliffin' printer already. That's why this is sticking in my memory. -- Michael McIntyre Silvan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Linux fanatic, and certified Geek; registered Linux user #243621 http://www.geocities.com/Paris/Rue/5407/ http://rosegarden.sourceforge.net/tutorial/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cups+printer install?
Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: >>On 08/03/2005 08:02 pm, Ishwar Rattan wrote: >> Is there a way to install a printer using cups without a browser (no capability for http://localhost:631/)? I want to access remote printers alos on a cups server in the dept but have no interest in installing X-windows. >>> > Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: > >>Are you using KDE? If so, I believe you can use the KDE Control Center >> > The Add Printer option in the KDE Control Center activates a printer > wizard. I found it more > intuitively easy to use than the http://localhost:631/ option in the > browser. I have two problems with this thread: first, why did he post to debian-kde when he says he doesn't want to install X?; second, why are we giving him advice to use the KDE control center??? Ishwar; this question has nothing to do with debian-kde - but you don't need X to use a browser. Use lynx or any other text browser. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cups+printer install? (fwd)
-- Forwarded message -- Date: Thu, 4 Aug 2005 13:44:19 +0200 From: "cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Cups+printer install? On Thursday 04 August 2005 06:35, Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: > >On 08/03/2005 08:02 pm, Ishwar Rattan wrote: > >>> Is there a way to install a printer using cups without > >>> a browser (no capability for http://localhost:631/)? > >>> > >>> I want to access remote printers alos on a cups server in > >>> the dept but have no interest in installing X-windows. so use links, or w3m, or some other text-browser to access http;//localhost:631, there isn't any need to install X-windows just to be able to use CUPS's web-interface -- Cheers, cobaco (aka Bart Cornelis) 1. Encrypted mail preferred (GPG KeyID: 0x86624ABB) 2. Plain-text mail recommended since I move html and double format mails to a low priority folder (they're mainly spam) I added this reply to the lists for the benefit of the OP, et. al. -- (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cups+printer install?
Gayle Lee Fairless wrote: On 08/03/2005 08:02 pm, Ishwar Rattan wrote: Is there a way to install a printer using cups without a browser (no capability for http://localhost:631/)? I want to access remote printers alos on a cups server in the dept but have no interest in installing X-windows. Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: Are you using KDE? ... The Add Printer option in the KDE Control Center... Given that X windows is a prerequisite for KDE, it's safe to assume someone who doesn't want to install the former won't have the latter installed. The CUPS Software Adminstrators Manual has the answer. Depending on what you have installed, it may be available locally at /usr/share/cups/doc-root/sam.html and if not, it's always available at http://www.cups.org/doc-1.1/sam.html (both in a lynx-friendly format). A relevant excerpt: Adding your first printer from the command line Run the lpadmin command with the -p option to add a printer to CUPS: /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p /printer/ -E -v /device/ -m /ppd/ ENTER I would highly recommend you read through the entire document if you're going to be using/changing CUPS settings. There's also a Software Users Manual available, focussing on the end-users' viewpoint, available at the same URIs but as sum.html. HTH, Andrzej -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Cups+printer install?
On 08/03/2005 08:02 pm, Ishwar Rattan wrote: Is there a way to install a printer using cups without a browser (no capability for http://localhost:631/)? I want to access remote printers alos on a cups server in the dept but have no interest in installing X-windows. Pollywog <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied: Are you using KDE? If so, I believe you can use the KDE Control Center (under Peripheral Devices > Printers). You should also be able to edit the files in /etc/cups/ directly to add a printer. I rarely use a browser for it now, I most often use KDE (on Xandros). I have one laptop running Debian Sarge and I am almost sure that KDE has a wizard for adding printers (in the Control Center of KDE). 8) The Add Printer option in the KDE Control Center activates a printer wizard. I found it more intuitively easy to use than the http://localhost:631/ option in the browser. Now I haven't used it to install a remote printer. The Debian KDE list might also have some good suggestions for you. -- (Mr.) Gayle Lee Fairless, http://counter.li.org/, No. 365760. Linux Gcomm 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i686 GNU/Linux Linux Gcomm 2.6.11-1-686 #1 Mon Jun 20 22:00:38 MDT 2005 i686 GNU/Linux Linux Gcomm 2.6.12-1-686 #1 Fri Jun 24 12:17:14 CEST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
