Re: how-to configure a printer on my potato
On Thu, Jul 19, 2001 at 01:04:27AM +1000, Joel Mayes wrote:
> > Could you tell me how-to configure a printer in my debian potato?
> > What packages Should I install? Are there any doc ?
> > The Printer is a HP Laser Jet 4050 N
There is a CUPS howto at
http://www.ebbs.com.au/~mark/cups-gimp-print.html
CUPS is easy to administer as it has a web interface.
But CUPS has (at least) one drawback - it does not have drivers
for older printers. I was using it when I had an Epson
Stylus 640 Colour. I switched to lpr when I got an
older printer, a TI Microlaser Turbo.
And CUPS can, sometimes, cause problems with your
other start-up scripts to the extent that it stops your
machine from booting.
Sam
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(Sam Varghese)
http://www.gnubies.com
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