Re: istalling lprng

[dpk <dpk@egr.msu.edu>]

On Thu, 25 Feb 1999, Micha Feigin wrote:

   Anyone know where i can find documentation on how to install lprng
   (or is wiling to explain); I intalled the package, i can print text
   files using ' lpr <file name>' when i tried to print from the kde
   editor it just did nothing when i tried to print from ghostview, it
   just sent out the raw postscript to the printer.

The LPRnG FAQ is quite extensive... I find it very easy to follow and
it contains clear explanations for many common, and not-so-common
problems:

  http://www.astart.com/lprng/LPRng-HOWTO.html   

It sounds like your printer does not support postscript.  You can find
this information usually from the Vendor's website under its technical
features.

Magicfilter, which is a debian package, contains filters for many
known printers that will convert the file type or cancel the job if
your printer is incapable of printing it.

Dennis
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