Re: CUPS
* 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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