avnathan said: > i)How to config a local printer (I dont find /etc/printcap file) ?
for both local and remote printers I use cups. apt-cache search cups, you'll need some print filters too. I use these packages: cupsys install cupsys-bsd install cupsys-client install cupsys-driver-gimpprint install cupsys-pstoraster install libcupsys2 install libqtcups2 install once it's installed, point yer browser to http://localhost:631 and configure the printer. You'll probably want to change /etc/cups/cups.conf so it uses /etc/printcap instead of /etc/printcap.cups(which I think is the default). the gimpprint driver package includes a ton of drivers, but your printer may not be in that package(perhaps in another). Chances are good that it's in that package though. > ii) How to set apt for proxy(i think there are two ways - one through > apt-setup and, there is another thro' config.d -->creating a file > called '71local') I am puzzled at names of files at 70debconf , 71local , > etc. What are its implications ? if you mean a HTTP proxy, in /etc/apt/apt.conf put: Acquire::http::Proxy "http://10.10.10.7:3128/"; change the ip/port accordingly. If you mean some other sort of proxy(e.g. SOCKS), I'm not sure(if its even possible). I've never used apt-setup myself, I got the above from my laptop which I reinstalled 2 days ago, and setup apt w/proxy during installation > iii) How to set debconf to run just like linuxconf in redhat ? debconf and linuxconf are very different, at least from my experience. linuxconf(which has long since been removed from redhat last I checked), is a general configuration tool, debconf is a package configuration tool(each package must be seperately configured to use it by the package maintainer I think). as far as I know there is no officially supported central configuration tool for debian, though there are several options available including linuxconf and webmin. > iv) How to configure 'debianview' to read users' guide files ? never heard of the package debianview and never looked at the user's guide so, don't know about this one. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]