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From: Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@××××××××××××××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] bypassing CUPS - howto
Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:14:07
Message-Id: tkrat.a396f7b4570c075d@igpm.rwth-aachen.de
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] bypassing CUPS - howto by Stroller
1 On 29 Apr, Stroller wrote:
2 >
3 > On 28 Apr 2010, at 15:27, Helmut Jarausch wrote:
4 >>> ...
5 >>> Why do you need to bypass CUPS?
6 >>
7 >> Thanks, it's just for debugging.
8 >>
9 >> Printing some pdf files with acroread makes some printers
10 >> hang here.
11 >> To locate the problem source, I'd like to check if the printer
12 >> works if it gets the postscript or pdf-file (there printer is assumed
13 >> to accept postscript level 3).
14 >
15 > Have you tried using `lpr` at the command line?
16 >
17 > I *believe* something like `lpr /path/to/file.pdf` should work.
18 >
19
20 Thanks, but lpr is just a front-end for cups.
21
22 --
23 Helmut Jarausch
24
25 Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
26 RWTH - Aachen University
27 D 52056 Aachen, Germany

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Re: [gentoo-user] bypassing CUPS - howto Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com>
Re: [gentoo-user] bypassing CUPS - howto Stroller <stroller@××××××××××××××××××.uk>