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Date:      Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:23:17 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de>
Cc:        Stari Karp <starikarp@yandex.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: lpd vs cups
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.21.1706101419510.99548@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <20170609161604.42f9958d.freebsd@edvax.de>
References:  <1497004223.11941.1.camel@yandex.com> <20170609161604.42f9958d.freebsd@edvax.de>

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On Fri, 9 Jun 2017, Polytropon wrote:

> On Fri, 09 Jun 2017 06:30:23 -0400, Stari Karp wrote:
>> I have a HP business inkjet 3000 printer which I have connected on USB
>> port and I am using cups. I have installed HPLIP drivers and it works
>> very good. I am printing on GNOME or Fluxbox.
>> I like to switch to lpd.
>
> "Never change a running system." ;-)
>
>
>
>> Should I expected problems with drivers
>> settings, please? Does anyone has similar printer?
>
> HPLIP intgrates very well with CUPS, but you should be able
> to create a simple entry for /etc/printcap with the correct
> printer filter and output device. You don't need more than
> that to get lpd working.
>
> This resource is very helpful:
>
> http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/lpdprinting.html

Thank you!  This resource has been essentially rewritten for the 
Handbook printing chapter:
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-lpd.html



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