CUPS question

[Dan Purgert]

On Fri, 27 Mar 2015 11:24:49 +0100, Petter Adsen wrote:

> I'm sorry if this is a dumb question, but I don't know enough about CUPS
> to know. I have a utopic machine that acts as a file and print server,
> and I need to set up a print client. The problem is that my printer
> requires a binary-only driver that I can't run on the client.
> 
> Is there any way to set up CUPS with the driver only on the server, or
> does the client also always need that driver?
> 
> I'm guessing that the client also needs it, but I would be very glad to
> be wrong. :)
> 
> Petter

You should be able to do it with CUPS LPR , and just configure the /etc/
printcap file to point at the other print-server.  However, it'll likely 
take tweaking, as you're hopping through things a bit by going that route.