RE: How can printing be simplified with Debian GNU/Linux?
As I know debian includes pretty printing system CUPS (packages: cupsys*)
with many printer drivers.
I have already debianized packages qtcups and kups which are nice front-ends
for CUPS and one graphical tool (kupsdconf in kups) for CUPS administration.
(I am not official maintaner yet so I am still looking for sponsors)
Mariusz
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Domenico Andreoli [mailto:cavok@filibusta.crema.unimi.it]
> Sent: Monday, October 30, 2000 1:14 PM
> To: debian-devel@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: How can printing be simplified with Debian GNU/Linux?
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>
> i agree with raphael, the matter is not printer support in linux.
> as i see, is the printer support in debian distribution!
>
> maybe i'm wrong, but to configure a samba printer i have to
> almost rewrite smbprint and hack a little of printcap, playing
> with input filters. not to say if we are talking about a non
> postscript printer. it is a paint for the newbie.
>
> it would be very nice to have a printer-common package with some
> tools in order to let printer spoolers package maintainer configure
> within an environment. something that goes gracefully with the new
> installation system and with some generic configuration tool like
> something in gnome or linuxconf or whatever.
>
> please let me know if debian already provides something like this,
> since i completely missed it.
>
> oh yes, magicfilter works very well with my stylus color at home,
> but this is the easiest situation. if i have an hp laserjet 5 with
> ethernet you have to hack with printcap, magicfilter is useless
> and this is not the strangest at all.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Oct 28, 2000 at 05:46:46PM +0200, Raphael Bossek wrote:
> > hi Arthur,
> >
> > > We have a 'printer configuration database', have a look at
> > > /etc/magicfilter/ after installing the magicfilter package ...
> > I'm using it at the moment and I can say you that this is not
> > what I, and I think many will agree, want to have!
> > Visit www.linuxprinting.org and try out the printer database
> > and you will see how simple it could be...
> >
> > --
> > Raphael Bossek <raphael.bossek@solutions4linux.de> [ICQ #40047651]
> >
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