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Re: kde & printing

Well, I couldn't resist, so I installed it. Installation was easy (just
run the install script), and I have it printing the test page. I also
brought up the config utility as a normal user. Overall, it looks very
good so far, but I have not tried using it from applications yet. In
fact, I haven't read the docs enough to know for sure if the
applications will automatically use it or if I have to set a PRINTER
environment variable.

Maybe I will have time to play with it tonight. Uh oh, I shouldn't have
said that. My wife says I'm "always playing with linux!"  :-)

Steve

On Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:17:56 -0500
"Steve Taetzsch" <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've downloaded it but haven't had time to install it yet. I know, I know,
> it's easy!!!! But I'm also shell shocked when it comes to printers. I always
> plan on extra fiddling time after installing. Hopefully, this time I'm wrong.
> It might be a few days before I get back on that system.
> 
> Steve
> 
> On Tue, 01 Jan 2002 15:39:15 -0400
> "rod" <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> > The daemon was running but nothing else worked. I coun't find a way to
> > set up a printer. There appeared to be a lot of missing files although
> > both apt-get and dpkg said everything was installed ok. I ended up
> > purging cups and re-installing magicfilter so I can at least print from
> > some programs.
> > 
> > After reading Steve's post I downloaded turboprint but have yet to
> > install it. I was waiting to see what Steve's results were. After trying
> > an upgrade of magicfilter and printtool and then trying cups I was in no
> > hurry to spend more time until I had some indication it wasn't a waste
> > of time.
> > 
> > The printer manager in kde 2.2.2 is a bit confusing also. It defaults to
> > generic but the printers also show up under lpr something or other. At
> > least I can see the details for the installed printer under that
> > section/grouping. Not sure what setting it should be on. I can print a
> > test page using the print manager but still have problems with kde apps.
> > 
> > Rod
> > 
> > Nick Baird wrote:
> > > 
> > > CUPS runs as a daemon in the background.  Does it start when
> > > you boot up?
> > > 
> > > I've had a lot of success with CUPS on my 970Cxi, both on it's
> > > own and lately configured through kde 2.2.x.
> > > 
> > > Nick.
> > > 
> > > On Monday 31 December 2001 5:51 pm, rod wrote:
> > > > Well, I installed the packages you listed below. Everything
> > > > is supposed to be installed ok but I can't set up a printer.
> > > > lpinfo doesn't work. It stalls out no matter what switches I
> > > > use. The browser times out using http://localhost:631/admin.
> > > > None of the links in
> > > > /usr/doc/cupsys/index.html are valid. What now?
> > > >
> > > > Rod
> > > >
> > > > Steve Taetzsch wrote:
> > > > > I have a HP 932C and ended up using cups. These are the
> > > > > cups packages on my system. I don't know if they came out
> > > > > of woody or sid though. Cups has been working well.
> > > > >
> > > > > ii  cupsys         1.1.10-4       Common UNIX Printing
> > > > > System(tm) - server ii  cupsys-bsd     1.1.10-4
> > > > > Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD comman ii
> > > > > cupsys-client  1.1.10-4       Common UNIX Printing
> > > > > System(tm) - client pro ii  cupsys-pstoras 1.1.10-4
> > > > > Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - pstoraster ii
> > > > > kdelibs3-cups  2.2.1-14       KDE print system (CUPS
> > > > > support) ii  libcupsys2     1.1.10-4       Common UNIX
> > > > > Printing System(tm) - libs ii  libqtcups2     2.0-4
> > > > >  Qt interface library for CUPS ii  qtcups         2.0-4
> > > > >      Qt front-end for CUPS.
> > > > >
> > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, 30 Dec 2001 14:38:17 -0400
> > > > >
> > > > > "rod" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > Any ideas on how to set up a printer (hp930c) after
> > > > > > upgrading kde to 2.2.2. Had it all working before upgrade
> > > > > > using magicfilter but can't print at all now. Is there a
> > > > > > package which contains printer drivers. The new printer
> > > > > > setup tool in kcontrol doesn't tell you much.
> > > > > >
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