[ Thanks to Robert
McMillan for this link. ]
“Linux newbies often complain — justifiably, in my view —
of the difficulty of configuring a Linux printer. It’s cold comfort
to the newbie to point out the power and sophistication of Linux’s
printing system when nothing prints. Printing is one of those
things most people would rather never have to know about. But if
you’ve already pointed and clicked, and your printer just doesn’t
seem to work, this article will help you get the hard copy you
need.”
“There are actually a few printing systems that work with Linux,
but all of the major distributions use the lpd system. It’s the one
that uses the lpr command. (You’ll see lpr in the dialog box if you
try to print something from Netscape, for example.)…”