Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat



On 26 Apr 2011, Wayne Topa wrote:

[snip]

My /etc/printcap only lists a non-existing dot matrix printer
and lpr works fine here.

Try this
~# which lpr
/usr/bin/lpr
~#dpkg -S /usr/bin/lpr
cups-client: /usr/bin/lpr

If cups-client is not shown then remove the lpr package and install
the cups-client package.

Don't know what else to suggest.

Wayne


Perhaps not what the OP wanted, but I find Cups a nightmare and always
use magicfilter. Very easy to configure and always works for me, with at
least 5 different printers.

Anthony

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