[linux-help] Re: Printing

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From: "John" <jmresler@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "ACLUG" <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 8:13 PM
Subject: [linux-help] Printing

Does RedHat still have their "printtool" gui utility in 7.1?  It will let
you add a printer
and configure it separately from whatever you have now. IIRC you can send
different
types of output to the same printer, too

>
> I just purchased a new HP P1000 photosmart printer. I am running Redhat
> 7.1 with Helix Gnome on a K6-II 500. I have been unable to make a2ps
> work properly with it although the printer does start printing, it comes
> out as garbage. I tried lpr but it is still configured for the old
> printer and I really don't want to edit /etc/printcap and go that route.
> Does anybody know of a command to configure or add a new printer? I am
> able to cat text files directly to the printer ( cat textfile > /dev/lp0
> ) and they come out properly but with the stair stepping problem. Any
> ideas would be very helpful.
>
> -John


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