Re: Subj: CUPS (configuration problem for NON-root) only root can print properly

[ntrfug@bellatlantic.net]

On Sun, 9 Mar 2003 17:23:00 +0100 (CET)
iks_kzm <krupa@alpha.sggw.waw.pl> wrote:
>  dpkg -l | grep lp
> 
> shows
> rc  lpr            2000.05.07-4.2 BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
> 
> dpkg -l | grep magicfilter
> 
> rc  magicfilter    1.2-53         automatic printer filter.
> 
> dpkg -l | grep lprng
> shows nothing.
> 
> but when I use dselect and search lpr (or magicfilter) it shows that
> neither lpr nor magicfilter are installed.
> 
> Should I uninstall lpd?

Yes, you should.

The packages you need are:

cupsys
cupsys-bsd
cupsys-client

cupsys-bsd allows you to use "lp" commands with CUPS, so you can tell applications to "lp -P<printername>" to print.

Kevin