On Thu, Apr 04, 2002 at 02:04:24PM -0500, Shawn McMahon wrote: > > On Thu, 2002-04-04 at 05:47, Jeroen Valcke wrote: > > > > > > Recently I upgraded my pc from Redhat to Debian ;-) > > > However since then I have a problem with remote printing. I used to type > > > 'lpr -P [EMAIL PROTECTED]' on the redhat machine. However when I try > > > this on the debian box, I get an error 'lpr: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: unknown > > > printer' > > Since you're coming from RedHat, you really ought to: > > apt-get install printtool > > Voila, the RedHat printtool, just like you're used to.
Thanks I installed the printtool and added the remote printer. Printtool updates the /etc/printcap file. It seems to work now. Does this mean I have to add every remote printer in my printcap config file? However. The problem is solved now, but I don't understand why it worked on the redhat system? I checked and their was no entry for the remote printer in the printcap file. Meanwhile I noticed that rlpr provides the same functionality as lpr on my old redhat system. regards, -Jeroen- -- Jeroen Valcke jeroen@valcke.com ICQ# 30116911 Home page: http://www.valcke.com/jeroen It's not the size of the ship, it's the motion of the ocean -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
