On 07 Aug 2007, s. keeling wrote: > graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote: > > > On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 05:02:07PM +0100, graham wrote: > > >> Yet another cups problem (the one program which makes me feel like I do > > >> when running windows - like putting a foot through the computer). > > > > > > So why run cups? Use LPRng and Apsfilter or foomatic print filters. > > > > Cos what I'd understood from other threads was that this would mean > > swimming against the tide, since cups is now the default for both debian > > Yes, it is swimming against the tide. Big deal, && fsck 'em. > > CUPS has made a mess of *nix printing. All you need to do to enable > *nix printing is find your printer's driver, install lpr(ng), then > hack /etc/printcap (which is pretty damned simple): > > lp0|To Your Left: \ > :lp=/dev/lp0: \ > :force_localhost: \ > :if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip: \ > :ppd=/usr/local/ppd/Epson-Stylus_Photo_870-Stp870p.upp.ppd: \ > :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp: \ > :mx#0:sh: > > It just works. CUPS is *way* unnecessary. The biggest problem with > *nix printing is trying to figure out how to install something without > dragging in CUPS too. :-P Even if you have lpr(ng) installed, CUPS > chooses to replace them, and tends to get away with it! Be vigilant. >
I ditched Cups a couple of years ago in favour of lpr + magicfilter. I never have any problems, including network printing. Dead easy to set up. Anthony -- Anthony Campbell - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Microsoft-free zone - Using Linux Gnu-Debian http://www.acampbell.org.uk (blog, book reviews, on-line books and sceptical articles) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
