Re: What's the std print config tool
Lindsay == Lindsay Yardley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lindsay G'day Bob, Patrick, others, Thank you for your reply but Lindsay cups seems rather bloated and fickle,I wanted the one Lindsay installed by the default debian tasksel option is that Lindsay lpr, lprng or gnulpr? or is one of these or another Lindsay rather nice compact and sufficient? tia Lindsay A standard woody install will give you 'lpr' as the default print system. This is the BSD print system (with lpr, lpc, lpd and friends). There is no easy way to configure this print system by itself as far as I remember, but since I've quit using it I can't know for sure. I typically used to install apsfilter with lpr. The apsfilter installation/setup script was pretty good at creating the correct /etc/printcap file. It would some times take a little hand editing of /etc/printcap when I was done. For remote printing I had to read the documents and edit files by hand. /etc/hosts.lpd is a file I remember, and I had to put names in there, not IP addresses. I've been doing this for over 8 years nowm first with Slackware and more recently with Debian. I have to say CUPS may be bloated, but lpr is much more fickle IMHO ;-) Perhaps gnulpr is better, but I've never used it. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: What's the std print config tool
Is it lpr, lprng or gnulpr? also how can I determine what packages are already installed, apart from trying each one. tia Lindsay | G'day all, | What is the standard printer configuration tool used by | debian 3 r0. I'm | trying to install a printer but the documentation is not | helping me at | all. If I could find the config tool name that'd be a start, perhaps | then the Printing HowTo will make more sense. | tia | Lindsay --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.465 / Virus Database: 263 - Release Date: 25/03/2003 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's the std print config tool
On Sun, 30 Mar 2003 at 11:46am, Lindsay Yardley wrote: :G'day all, :What is the standard printer configuration tool used by debian 3 r0. I'm :trying to install a printer but the documentation is not helping me at :all. If I could find the config tool name that'd be a start, perhaps :then the Printing HowTo will make more sense. I'm not sure it's standard, but CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) seems favored. See http://www.cups.org/ and then use aptitude (or your preferred package tool) to install the packages. (I don't recall all the package names, but a search for 'cups' should turn them up.) Patrick -- Patrick Wiseman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux user #17943 *Google First, Ask Later* -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's the std print config tool
I am going to put your messages in chronological order. What is the standard printer configuration tool used by debian 3 r0. I'm trying to install a printer but the documentation is not helping me at all. If I could find the config tool name that'd be a start, perhaps then the Printing HowTo will make more sense. It depends entirely upon which printer spooler software you are using. There are only probably six different flavors available. I am using the old BSD style print spooler lpr so my knowledge of other types is limited. However most people are recommending cupsys as the best server for standalone systems for new folks. That is probably the best place for you to start. apt-cache show cupsys apt-get install cupsys After installation I believe the printer daemon is listening on a the localhost port 631. Point your web browser to the that address. Then follow the online configuration. http://127.0.0.1:631 There is also a lot of documentation under /usr/share/doc/ for the given package name, /usr/share/doc/cupsys/* in this case. Lindsay Yardley wrote: Is it lpr, lprng or gnulpr? also how can I determine what packages are already installed, apart from trying each one. cupsys, lpr, lprng all are quite popular. Okay, I have exhausted my knowledge here. Bob pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
RE: What's the std print config tool
G'day Bob, Patrick, others, Thank you for your reply but cups seems rather bloated and fickle,I wanted the one installed by the default debian tasksel option is that lpr, lprng or gnulpr? or is one of these or another rather nice compact and sufficient? tia Lindsay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's the std print config tool
On Sat, 29 Mar 2003 20:02:37 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bob Proulx) wrote: However most people are recommending cupsys as the best server for standalone systems for new folks. That is probably the best place for you to start. apt-cache show cupsys apt-get install cupsys Also install cupsys-bsd, and cupsys-client. The first enables the use of lpr-style commands; the second allows printing to other servers' printers. Lindsay may also need cupsys-driver-gimpprint, to get generic drivers for printers not supported directly in CUPS. Kevin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: What's the std print config tool
Lindsay == Lindsay Yardley [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lindsay G'day all, What is the standard printer configuration Lindsay tool used by debian 3 r0. I'm trying to install a printer Lindsay but the documentation is not helping me at all. If I Lindsay could find the config tool name that'd be a start, Lindsay perhaps then the Printing HowTo will make more sense. Lindsay tia Lindsay As Bob points out, cupsys is what a lot of people are using. I switched to it about a year ago and it works fine for me. I have a HP Laserjet hooked up. My woody system has [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l 'cups*' | grep ^i ii cupsys 1.1.14-4.4 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server ii cupsys-bsd 1.1.14-4.4 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD comman ii cupsys-client 1.1.14-4.4 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client pro ii cupsys-driver- 4.2.0-4gimp-print printer driver for CUPS ii cupsys-pstoras 1.1.14-4.4 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - pstoraster [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ dpkg -l '*hp*' | grep ^i ii hp-ppd 0.4-0 HP Postscript Printer Definition (PPD) files You configure the printes via http://localhost:631/ once it is all installed. Be sure to read the Debian specific notes in /usr/share/doc/cupsys/ if you choose to go along this path. It's been a while, but I don't remember the set up being particularly difficult. One key step for me which took a while to figure out was to install cupsys-bsd. Cheers! Shyamal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
