Re: CUPS

[Dimitri Maziuk <dmaziuk@yola.bmrb.wisc.edu>]

* Cam Ellison (camellison@dccnet.com) spake thusly:
> * DvB (dvanbalen@jam.rr.com) wrote:
> > "Robert L. Harris" <Robert.L.Harris@rdlg.net> writes:
> > 
> > >   I'm trying to do a first time cups install for my HP parallel printer.
> > > The "cupsomatic-ppd" package in sid claims to have the cupsomatic script
> > > to configure it but I'm not finding it.
> > > 
> > >   Is there a tool to easily configure cups for one of these?
> > > 
> > 
> > http://localhost:631 or man lpadmin.
> > 
> > See also http://www.linuxprinting.org
> > 
> > 
> >
> In my case, it doesn't.  I get "Unable to connect to server: Connection 
refused" messages to lpinfo, the web access tool, etc.  And yes, I'm su'd 
to root.  I can run Opera as root.  No go with lynx, either.
> 
> I did install cupsys before cupsys-client, cupsys-bsd, etc., though I 
cannot imagine what difference that would make.
> 
> What am I doing wrong, or not doing, please?

You're not doing the following: RTFM and edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.

Dima
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