On Aug 9, 2006, at 13:14, Kanwar Ranbir Sandhu wrote:
I would avoid printconf - it sucks (my opinion of course, but printconf really does suck). It destroys cups.conf.
Yes, I was afraid that printconf might not play nicely with CUPS.
Instead, use foomatic-configure to set up/configure your print queue(s) for CUPS. It's simple to use. For example:
OK, now there is a command I've never heard of before. Interesting naming choice. From a brief perusal of the man page, this seems to be exactly what I need.
Most of that is self-explanatory. The "tricky" part is finding out which driver to use ("-d"), and what the Foomatic ID is for your printer ("-p").
Well, considering I have an HP LaserJet, I don't think I will have a problem finding the driver.
For more detailed steps, refer to this:
http://www.linuxprinting.org/kpfeifle/LinuxKongress2002/Tutorial/ II.Foomatic-User/II.tutorial-handout-foomatic-user.html
Excellent! Thanks for the pointers. This will be very helpful.
Alfred