On Fri, Feb 26, 2016 at 04:20:22PM +0000, akhiezer wrote: > > Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:47:24 -0600 > > From: Dutch Ingraham <[email protected]> > > Subject: [blfs-support] Raw Printing Capabilities > > > > Hello, all: > > > > I would like to set up my new 7.9-rc1 to "raw" print to a networked native > > postscript printer (an HP LaserJet 4050). By "raw," I mean by simply using > > a line printer daemon and spooler and issuing a command such as: > > > > <echo "Hello" | lp> > > > > Coming from the BSD world, that would mean creating/editing an /etc/printcap > > file, and maybe creating a filter to prevent stair-stepping, then issuing > > the above command. > > > > However, it seems on my LFS install there is no Berkley- or SysV-style > > lp/lpd/lpr daemons. > > > > I have reviewed the chapter in the current BLFS book on printing, which > > indicates the only application providing the print daemon is CUPS, which I'm > > not interested in. I've also reviewed the printing hint, which is close to > > what I want, but is limited to parallel printers, not networked printers. > > It also appears as though LPRng has been dropped from the BLFS book, > > although some mirrors still retain the source, and some older books the > > installation recipe. > > > > Although I've been looking for a couple of days, I can't seem to find what > > part of the puzzle I'm missing here. If someone could fill in the missing > > pieces of how to raw print, I'd be grateful. > > > > > I confess to being still at the 'possibly switch from cups (back to) > to lpr-ng' stage, but not yet having done so for linux. However, the > 'PrintingCookbook' docs in the tarball were usually pretty good. Have you > also looked at: > -- > * https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/LPRng > * http://www.lprng.com/ > --
Thanks - I have looked at those sources in the past, and actually still have my hardcopy of the "LPRng Reference Manual" from a few years ago. I may have to go this route if there is no way to obtain the legacy print spoolers. -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-support FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
