On Friday 01 February 2002 01:46 pm, Craig Dickson wrote: > begin Curtis Vaughan quotation: > > This brings up another question, and I don't mean to start a debate > > but.... What do most prefer; lprng, cups, etc.? What are the benifits of > > one over the other? > > I used LPRng because it was already installed on my workstation. > > I like CUPS because of the easy web-based configuration. > > Craig
i know that you meant to say browser-accessible, rather than web-based--right? i actually configured it pretty much on the fly while printing from kde's kmail. i had forgotten all about setting up the printer after a whole new reinstallation, went to print and cups was there on the list of optional print systems. maybe four mouse clicks later, i was hearing the wheeze and clunk of a print job underway. that discovery means that i now know of three painless means of getting a printer online using cups. the fact that the makers of cups have taken the time to provide some 900 plus drivers, including those for some printers where, as in my case, the manufacturer still acts like linux doesn't exist, is pretty damn impressive. it's definitely worth the time it takes to check it out. ben
