From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 30 21:40:58 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33E5516A41F; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:40:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from epretorious@hotmail.com) Received: from hotmail.com (bay107-f35.bay107.hotmail.com [64.4.51.45]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE2D743D49; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:40:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from epretorious@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:40:57 -0700 Message-ID: Received: from 64.4.51.220 by by107fd.bay107.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:40:57 GMT X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.220] X-Originating-Email: [epretorious@hotmail.com] X-Sender: epretorious@hotmail.com In-Reply-To: <433321D7.6060900@bsdcertification.com> From: "Eric Pretorious" To: mailinglists@bsdcertification.com, lofi@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 14:40:57 -0700 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 30 Sep 2005 21:40:57.0807 (UTC) FILETIME=[A4929DF0:01C5C607] Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: CUPS, Foomatic, and HPIJS? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 21:40:58 -0000 >From: Jared Barneck >Subject: Re: CUPS, Foomatic, and HPIJS? >Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:27:51 -0600 > >Michael Nottebrock wrote: > >>On Thursday, 22. September 2005 20:42, Eric Pretorious wrote: >> >>>Thanks, Mike. I didn't have a chance to try it out: I decided to switch >>>ack to Gentoo because of the steep learning curve that comes along with >>>FreeBSD's ports & packages. >>> >>> >Can I just say that moving back to Gentoo because of a "steep learning >curve" is no just ironic, but down right funny. :-) Installing CUPS/HPIJS was as easy as... %> emerge cups ghostscript hpijs Portage automatically retrieves, compiles, and installs CUPS, GhostScript, the complete Foomatic configurator, HPIJS, etc., etc. and _integrates_them_all_. i.e., All of the HPIJS drivers/filters and Foomatic drivers/filters are *already* present in the web-based CUPS interface. Now *that* is what I call a relatively-flat learning curve!!! _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/