Printing
lpr
|
Print a file. |
lpq
|
View the print queue. |
lprm
|
Remove a print job from the queue. |
Linux has two popular printing systems, called CUPS and LPRng.
Both systems use commands with the same names: lpr, lpq,
and lprm. However, these commands
have different options depending whether you’re using CUPS or LPRng. To
be generally helpful, we will present common options that work with both
systems.
Installing a printer on Linux used to require editing a cryptic configuration file, such as /etc/cups/printers.conf or /etc/printcap. Nowadays, both GNOME and KDE have printer configuration tools in their system settings that generate these files.
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