Re (2): Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread peasthope
From: Wayne Topa Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 11:17:18 -0400 > If cups-bsd is not shown then remove the lpr package and install > the cups-bsd package. peter@joule:~$ dpkg -S /usr/bin/lpr lpr: /usr/bin/lpr Bingo! Thanks. I'll try it when at home again on the weekend. No doubt it will work with c

Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread Matt Richardson
On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 8:37 AM, Wayne Topa wrote: > On 04/26/2011 11:17 AM, Anthony Campbell wrote: >> >> 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/bi

Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread Wayne Topa
On 04/26/2011 11:17 AM, Anthony Campbell wrote: 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 th

Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread Anthony Campbell
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

Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread Wayne Topa
On 04/26/2011 09:18 AM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: Matt, lpstat -t gives you all you wanted to know about your queues. Thanks. t is my test file. "lp t" works. "lpr t" fails. peter@joule:~$ lpr t lpr: lp: unknown printer peter@joule:~$ lpr -PHPDeskJet500 t lpr: HPDeskJet500: unknown printe

Re: Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread Wayne Topa
On 04/26/2011 09:18 AM, peasth...@shaw.ca wrote: Matt, lpstat -t gives you all you wanted to know about your queues. Thanks. t is my test file. "lp t" works. "lpr t" fails. peter@joule:~$ lpr t lpr: lp: unknown printer peter@joule:~$ lpr -PHPDeskJet500 t lpr: HPDeskJet500: unknown printe

Re^2: inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-26 Thread peasthope
Matt, > lpstat -t gives you all you wanted to know about your queues. Thanks. t is my test file. "lp t" works. "lpr t" fails. peter@joule:~$ lpr t lpr: lp: unknown printer peter@joule:~$ lpr -PHPDeskJet500 t lpr: HPDeskJet500: unknown printer peter@joule:~$ cat /etc/printcap # This file was

Re (2): inconsistent reports from lpstat

2011-04-25 Thread peasthope
From: Wayne Topa Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:46:45 -0400 > lpstat -p shows all printers Oops. Thanks. peter@joule:~$ lpstat -p printer HPDeskJet500 is idle. enabled since Mon 25 Apr 2011 12:55:21 PM PDT Finished page 1... http://www.cups.org/documentation.php/options.html peter@j