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Re: How do I set the default printer?



On Fri, 02 Mar 2001, Stan Brown wrote:
> On Fri Mar  2 08:47:15 2001 Sebastiaan wrote...
>>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I think it has to do with the order in /etc/printcap. Put the
>>default printer on top. I am not sure, but it seems logical.
>>
> 
> 	Thanks
> 
> 	While this may seem logical to you, it's extremely non
> 	intuitive to anyone that has ever admined a non Linux UNIX
> 	system!

You could try 'export PRINTER=lp0' in your ~/.bashrc if you want a
more intuitive solution.  Change lp0 with whichever printer you want
to be the default.

Cheers,
Chris

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