I am going to put your messages in chronological order. > What is the standard printer configuration tool used by debian 3 > r0. I'm trying to install a printer but the documentation is not > helping me at all. If I could find the config tool name that'd be a > start, perhaps then the Printing HowTo will make more sense. It depends entirely upon which printer spooler software you are using. There are only probably six different flavors available. I am using the old BSD style print spooler lpr so my knowledge of other types is limited. However most people are recommending cupsys as the best server for standalone systems for new folks. That is probably the best place for you to start. apt-cache show cupsys apt-get install cupsys After installation I believe the printer daemon is listening on a the localhost port 631. Point your web browser to the that address. Then follow the online configuration. http://127.0.0.1:631 There is also a lot of documentation under /usr/share/doc/ for the given package name, /usr/share/doc/cupsys/* in this case. Lindsay Yardley wrote: > Is it lpr, lprng or gnulpr? also how can I determine what packages are > already installed, apart from trying each one. cupsys, lpr, lprng all are quite popular. Okay, I have exhausted my knowledge here. Bob
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