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vladuz976

Member

From: Venice, CA

Registered: 2005-11-04

Posts: 108

lpr: Error - no default destination available

Hi,

I set up CUPS via the web interface and I can print from graphical apps. From command line i cannot use lpr and lpq. I get

lpr: Error - no default destination available

Please, can somebody tell me where to set the default destination. I've searched the wiki and forums but haven't found anything. This maybe a silly question for most users, but please just point me to where I can find the answer. I'll be more than happy to rtfm if I only knew where start reading.

Thanks.

ploxiln

Member

Registered: 2006-10-27

Posts: 50

Re: lpr: Error - no default destination available

Interestingly enough, I had a similar problem just today. I was trying to share a printer from one linux system to the other, and once one edits /etc/cups/client.conf to include the hostname of the system sharing the printer, the printer should show up when one uses the lpq command... which just wasn't happening, even if I opened my print server up to the world (temporarily). It gave me the exact same complaint it gave you. It seemed to just sort of fix itself after a while though (an hour after I gave up?), now the printer shows up when I issue the lpq command.

I set the same thing up months ago and didn't experience a delay in operation... I wonder if it kicks in after a while for you too?

Maybe try setting that printer as the default with the cups web interface or somehow else?

So, in conclusion, I don't have an explanation for you

Raniz

Member

From: Lund, Sweden

Registered: 2007-01-11

Posts: 14

Re: lpr: Error - no default destination available

go to http://localhost:631 and look for your printer. You should be able to set it to default there.

jwbales

Member

Registered: 2016-01-16

Posts: 1

Re: lpr: Error - no default destination available

To find the available printers, at a terminal type

lpstat -p -d

Then to pick one as the default lpd printer, type at the terminal

lpoptions -d <printer>

You can copy and paste the <printer> from the list given by lpstat -p -d

Then type

lpq

to see if the printer you selected is now the default.

x33a

Forum Fellow

Registered: 2009-08-15

Posts: 4,587

Re: lpr: Error - no default destination available

Hi jwbales,

thanks for a helpful first post. But seeing that the topic you replied is almost a decade old, it is unlikely to be helpful for the ones who started the thread.

Closing.