The desktop box (connected to printer via USB) is currently Mint 11.  My
laptop is Arch.  My household has been Micro$oft free for over 7 years.

On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 4:14 PM, Shaun Marolf <[email protected]>wrote:

> There really isn't one. CUPS and lpr are not compatible with each other.
> lpr is also rather outdated technology. Though still maintained its a
> legacy system.
>
> Are the computers you wish to share the printer with Linux or Windows?
> On Feb 18, 2012 3:02 PM, "Scott Vargovich" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I found this while surfing:
>>
>> http://www.labnol.org/software/print-files-on-linux/17841/
>>
>> My desktop box has Mint 11 on it.  I currently have cups installed to
>> interact with the printer.  If  I try to install the lpr package so the
>> print command will work, apt wants to uninstall cups, which I don't want to
>> happen.  Anybody have a workaround for this?
>>
>> Thanks,
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