LP command not found

dimpleboy · 08-17-2011, 02:31 AM

Hi Guys,

I have a RHEL 5.5 OS, i am trying to issue the lp command but it returns an error "command not found".

Is there any rpm that i need to install first to enable this? or any configuration i need to do first.

Thanks for the coming replies.

nerak99 · 08-17-2011, 02:52 AM

If you just issue lp then you should get no response because the commans lp needs parameters, however, I am amazed that someone in the newbies group is turning up without lp even installed.

Anyway, if you install cups you will get lp as it is a requirement of cups.

This should work with

yum install cups

however, as you have RHEL, you may have a license issue when you try to access the default yum repositories. If this is the case and you have no RHEL license I suggest you swap over to Centos.

jdkaye · 08-17-2011, 02:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dimpleboy

Hi Guys,

I have a RHEL 5.5 OS, i am trying to issue the lp command but it returns an error "command not found".

Is there any rpm that i need to install first to enable this? or any configuration i need to do first.

Thanks for the coming replies.

I don't know about redhat but in Debian /usr/bin/lp is found in package called "lprng" which is described as "lpr/lpd printer spooling system". I hope that helps.
ciao,
jdk

knudfl · 08-17-2011, 03:50 AM

EL5 : which lp , the reply is /usr/bin/lp

ls -l /usr/bin/lp : /usr/bin/lp -> /etc/alternatives/print-lp

ls -l /etc/alternatives/print-lp :
/etc/alternatives/print-lp -> /usr/bin/lp.cups

May be cups isn't installed ?
Or a missing link / setup in alternatives ?

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dimpleboy · 08-18-2011, 09:08 AM

Thanks to all reply, what knudfl said is what I exactly did and it works. Thanks for all response.