[vox-tech] Printing under KDE

[Richard Ely]

No, localhost:631 is not there.   I know it has been there and working 
because we used cups to print a document the other night.  How do I install 
it?  Probably trashed something trying to get the network to run.

What is the relationship between CUPS and printcap file which I do not seem 
to have.  Don't I need that?


BTW: Response,  Not my idea, the installfest guys were trying to solve a 
network problem which remains.   Are you any good at debugging why two nic 
cards do not seem to work together on a machine?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks Dick



At 01:14 PM 6/3/2004, Jonathan Stickel wrote:
>Make sure cupsd is running (in KDE, you can run ksysguard to see a list of 
>running processes).  Then try using the html cups interface; in the 
>location bar of a browser enter:  localhost:631.  Add and configure 
>printers from there.  I don't fully trust other printer setup utilities yet.
>
>BTW:  running a knoppix installation on the harddrive is 
>unconventional.  It is great way to experience much of Linux without too 
>much initial effort.  However, you may find it quite difficult to change 
>the default configuration and to fix problems that do occur.
>
>Regards,
>Jonathan
>
>
>Richard Ely wrote:
>>I have been using Knoppix  KDE 2.6 installation and learning slowly.  At 
>>an installfest I had the printer working perfectly.
>>I do not seem to be able to set up any printers.  Whenever I run the KDE 
>>printer set-up utility, it tells me
>>"Connection to CUPS server failed" Unable to retrieve the printer list" .
>>To debug I looked for a Printcap file.  Doesn't exist.  I am sure.
>>I find a "printcap.cups" file, but is nearly empty - only some notes on 
>>faxing...
>>What can I do?
>>Shouldn't I have a Printcap file so when I am printing from x-term I can 
>>print?
>>Many Thanks
>>Dick Ely
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