Re: cups yet again
On 07 Aug 2007, s. keeling wrote:
> graham <graham@theseamans.net>:
> > Douglas Allan Tutty wrote:
> > > On Mon, Aug 06, 2007 at 05:02:07PM +0100, graham wrote:
> > >> Yet another cups problem (the one program which makes me feel like I do
> > >> when running windows - like putting a foot through the computer).
> > >
> > > So why run cups? Use LPRng and Apsfilter or foomatic print filters.
> >
> > Cos what I'd understood from other threads was that this would mean
> > swimming against the tide, since cups is now the default for both debian
>
> Yes, it is swimming against the tide. Big deal, && fsck 'em.
>
> CUPS has made a mess of *nix printing. All you need to do to enable
> *nix printing is find your printer's driver, install lpr(ng), then
> hack /etc/printcap (which is pretty damned simple):
>
> lp0|To Your Left: \
> :lp=/dev/lp0: \
> :force_localhost: \
> :if=/usr/bin/foomatic-rip: \
> :ppd=/usr/local/ppd/Epson-Stylus_Photo_870-Stp870p.upp.ppd: \
> :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lp: \
> :mx#0:sh:
>
> It just works. CUPS is *way* unnecessary. The biggest problem with
> *nix printing is trying to figure out how to install something without
> dragging in CUPS too. :-P Even if you have lpr(ng) installed, CUPS
> chooses to replace them, and tends to get away with it! Be vigilant.
>
I ditched Cups a couple of years ago in favour of lpr + magicfilter. I
never have any problems, including network printing. Dead easy to set
up.
Anthony
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