JC> Newbie here... JC> I've used unix systems for years and am certainly not an expert. JC> I'm new to Linux and just installed it on my pc. Why can't I print? JC> There is no lp, lpr command. There is a /dev/lp0 device and JC> my printer was recognized during installation. JC> I found documentation that said I needed to install a JC> package like LPD, but haven't found any packages that JC> refer to printer in dselect.
JC> I think I'm going down the wrong path with this print JC> thing. JC> Any suggestions for getting print capability? First do a "apt-get install lpr apsfilter". Then run apsfilterconfig. You should be able to manage to do the configuration by yourself. If apsfilterconfig reports that he can not find a filter for your printer, just write down its name and apt-get it. Then check for /etc/printcap. There are your printer names. Among them there is raw. Type "echo something > text" then a "lpr -Praw text". A paper containing "something" should come out. :) Probably someone could give you a more sofisticated instructions, but this worked for me, so I see no reason that it shouldn`t work for you.
