[CentOS] Printing problem with CUPS and lp/lpr

Alfred von Campe alfred at 110.net
Wed Aug 9 18:23:31 UTC 2006


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




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