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Re: lpr -d doesn't work



On Fri, 2002-08-16 at 00:28, Krzys Majewski wrote:
> What's the official Debian way to install a DVI filter for lpr so that
> 'lpr  -d' (which, BTW,  is the  default print  command under  my Emacs
> LaTeX-mode and Debian/stable teTeX) actually works, instead of saying: 
> 
> lpd[19586]: lp: no filter found in printcap for format character 'd'
> 
> ?  Presumably I  need to  hack my  /etc/printcap, gah.  If  there's no
> debianized utility which will do  that for me, can somebody supply the
> missing line?  This is on  a PostScript-capable HP LaserJet  6MP. (Yes,
> I've read printcap(5)..) 

According to that, the line is ":df=/path/to/filter"

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