lpr file.ps
in a terminal (you may also need the -P option). Does the new job get listed in CUPS? Also take a look at /var/log/cups/error_log.
You can see which printer is default (i.e. if you need the -P option) using
lpstat -d
A list of all available printers:
lpstat -p
A job-list:
lpstat -l
perhaps give us a bit more details about your printer and default settings for the applications you want to print in?
i would... just i don't know what information you might need...
the printer is an epson stylus color 400 on a parallel port and is set up properly with cups and the driver i've always used (gimp-print). the program i'm trying to print from with no success is abiword.
i tried what kalidor suggested and it works from acroread but it doesn't work from abiword.
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where printername is the name that you specified for your printer (in CUPS).
]]>when i first decided to install it, i thought i might not be able to do it as i am such a dumb-user... but actually, installing it was extremely easy!
i've been using archlinux for a couple of weeks now but i haven't solved all my problems yet...
the most annoying is printing.
i installed cups and set up my printer. it works just fine from OpenOffice but i don't know how to set abiword and other apps (such as xfprint) to print from the same printer.
when i try from abiword, i can only print using lpr and that doesn't work. what should i do to make abiword see my printer?
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