[Tfug] lpr and unknown printer

[Glen Pfeiffer]

On 03/02/2008 04:26 AM, Robert Hunter wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 01, 2008 at 10:53:15PM -0700, Glen Pfeiffer wrote:
>> Using 'lp -d tp0 test.txt' works. So that then raises my next 
>> question, why does lpr fail to see the printer and lp does not?
> 
> On debian or ubunutu (and assuming you are using cups), you 
> need the cupsys-bsd package.
> 
> : lpq
> HP_Color_LaserJet_2840 is ready
> no entries
> 
> : dpkg -L cupsys-bsd
>
Huh - that does it. This is one of the first things I have run 
into with Debian that did not *just work*. I am running Etch, and 
have installed vim-full which uses lpr by default. So I am a 
little surprised that cupsys-bsd is not at least on of the 
suggested packages for vim-full. Would that be considered a bug?

-- 
Glen