Re: Jetadmin

[JF Martinez <jfm2@club-internet.fr>]

> 
> JF Martinez wrote:
> > Now how about testing Cups as a payback?  ;-)
> 
> I am finally paying back for lurking on the list and asking difficult
> questions.  CUPS comes as a *.tar.gz with an install and remove script. 
> I downloaded it on Friday and very easily got it configured and
> working.  The script takes thought out of the equation for a newbie,
> although it replaces the lpr system completely and may present a
> difficulty for an existing installation.  Packaging as an rpm would
> allow it very easily to become part of Indy.  One thing that it does not
> come with is a graphical cofiguration front-end.  The help file,
> however, is very complete and easy to understand.  The whole set up
> process for a socket API printer, after download and unzip/untar, was
> four commands - "./cups.install" followed by "/usr/lib/lpadmin
> -pprintername -E -vsocket://ip.address.of.printer:9100", then
> "/usr/bin/enable" and "/usr/bin/accept".  A graphical
> front-end/configuration tool would allow non-technical users to select
> from the 8 available device types, select a name and specify any
> required printer description files.  EPS does sell a configuration tool
> called PrintPro, but this is not in the mandate of Indy.
> 
> Bottom line:  CUPS was far easier to use and configure than LPRng, even
> with LPRng's gigantic help file/documentation.  I would recommend the
> inclusion of CUPS (GPL'd), with a suitable graphical/menu-driven
> front-end.
> 

How compatible is it with the filter system of lpr and its config
files?  If it is compatible we could just use "printtool" who makes a
very decent job at configuring lpr.

-- 
			Jean Francois Martinez

Project Independence: Linux for the Masses
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