On Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 13:45, Helgi Örn wrote: > I need to configure my printer (Epson Stylus Color 640) in Potato but I > can't figure out howto do that, there's no doc's on that and not one > word in 'Learning Debian GNU/Linux either, neither do I find the program > 'xconfig' to get the right module (potato didn't want to install lp > during the main installation process). So the queation is; how do I > install and configure printer in Debian 2.2?
You'll need the parport and parport_pc (assuming i386) modules installed to install the lp module. Then, here are my notes from my potato install (YMMV): # apt-get install lpr magicfilter djtools # apt-get install gs-aladdin gsfonts a2ps enscript # magicfilterconfig --force (/dev/lp0 -- not /dev/lp1 which is the default) > Another question is; is there a friendly program for reading all the > HOWTO's and FAQ's in a convenient manner? Install apache or boa and use a browser: lynx http://localhost/doc/ Luck, Pann -- geek by nature, Linux by choice L I N U X .~. The Choice /V\ http://www.ourmanpann.com/linux/ of a GNU /( )\ Generation ^^-^^
