Re: Recommendations: CUPS, LPRNG or plain old lpd?
On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 02:24:55PM -0500, Shyamal Prasad wrote:
> For reasons described below it might now a good time for me to learn
> CUPS and/or LPRng. I am looking for recommendations from Debian users
> of CUPS/LPRng on the benefits of switching to either one of
> these. I've used lpd for at least 8 years on Linux, and I'm looking
> for something "better", or maybe just "different"....
>
> Background:
>
> I have a Debian Woody system, A Mac OS X system, and two laptops
> running Windows 98 (one of them dual boots to Woody). A private home
> LAN with wireless access for the laptops. I have an old HP Deskjet
> printer, and I am planning on buying a network based laser printer in
> the coming months. The Mac replaced an old Windows 95 IBM PC which
> used the printer until yesterday. That PC will probably be retired (or
> will run GNU/Hurd, or something sufficiently experimental).
>
I suggest gnulpr package. It is basic Unix lpr with new enhancement and
well maintaind.
For cross platform printing, use samba.
Osamu
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