Re: Newbie vs Printer Setup

[Erik Steffl <steffl@bigfoot.com>]

> Ahmad-Tijjani Sambo wrote:
> 
> I am a newbie with two Linux boxes. One has RedHat on which I could
> setup the printer with printtool.
> 
> The second box has Debian (Storm Linux) that I got off a magazine CD.
> Unfortunately I cannot find anything along the lines of printtool for
> easy set-up of printers.
> 
> I shall appreciate any pointers please as Linux expertise this side is
> almost unknown.

  try cups, here are the packages that I have installed:

jojda:~>dpkg -l cups\*
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
|
Status=Not/Installed/Config-files/Unpacked/Failed-config/Half-installed
|/ Err?=(none)/Hold/Reinst-required/X=both-problems (Status,Err:
uppercase=bad)
||/ Name           Version        Description
+++-==============-==============-============================================
ii  cupsys         1.1.4-3        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
server
ii  cupsys-bsd     1.1.4-3        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD
comman
ii  cupsys-client  1.1.4-3        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) -
client pro
un  cupsys-dev     <none>         (no description available)
jojda:~>


	erik