printcap file contents for lpr

[Al Plant]

Florian Diesch wrote:
> Al Plant <noc at hdk5.net> writes:
> 
>> I have a network of FreeBSD machines and I put a HP Netbook on it. I use 
>> lpr for the printer on the lan  and I need to look at a copy of the 
>> /etc/printcap file for Ubuntu. The standard Unix /etc/printcap I use on 
>> all the other boxes on the lan doesn't seem to work. It has been a long 
>> time since I have had to use Linux and I dont remember the printcap 
>> configuration.
> 
> The default printer spooler for most Lionux distros (including Ubuntu)
> is CUPS which doesn't use printcap (but provides one for other
> programs). 
> In Ubuntu the package "lpr" provides BSD lpd
> 
> 
>    Florian
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Thanks.

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