> Ahmad-Tijjani Sambo wrote: > > I am a newbie with two Linux boxes. One has RedHat on which I could > setup the printer with printtool. > > The second box has Debian (Storm Linux) that I got off a magazine CD. > Unfortunately I cannot find anything along the lines of printtool for > easy set-up of printers. > > I shall appreciate any pointers please as Linux expertise this side is > almost unknown.
try cups, here are the packages that I have installed: jojda:~>dpkg -l cups\* Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed |/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err: uppercase=bad) ||/ Name Version Description +++-==============-==============-============================================ ii cupsys 1.1.4-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server ii cupsys-bsd 1.1.4-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD comman ii cupsys-client 1.1.4-3 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client pro un cupsys-dev <none> (no description available) jojda:~> erik