Starting CUPS

sharpie · 04-11-2004, 09:23 PM

When I installed Slackware 9.1 I told it not to install CUPS. I just installed it but I'm not sure how to start it. Anyone know?

Edit: I've tried going to http://localhost:631/admin but the daemon isn't running, I need to start it.

imagreg · 04-11-2004, 09:39 PM

sharpie...

slackware 9.1 comes with cups.

you will want to run it by becoming root and typing /usr/sbin/cupsd to start the daemon

then go to http://localhost:631/admin

you will need to log in as root on the site

once you have the printer installed edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local and include the line : /usr/sbin/cupsd

this will start the daemon everytime you log in

hope this helps. let me know when you get it set up.

imagreg · 04-11-2004, 09:56 PM

sharpie...

just in case cupsd didn't install under /usr/sbin you can do a quick search with find file...enter cupsd and see where it is located.

then you want to run it as root and you are good to go

sharpie · 04-11-2004, 10:51 PM

Thanks alot imagreg.

ringwraith · 04-11-2004, 11:16 PM

You don't have to put it in local. It is one of the services that you can turn on and off with pkgtool, or just make the rc.cups executable in /etc/rc.d directory.

irfanhab · 04-17-2004, 09:46 PM

to start cups in slackware 9.1
goto shell and
/usr/sbin/cupsd
if cups is properly installed

carboncopy · 04-18-2004, 06:32 AM

A note, if you installed lprng as well, you have to relink your lpr(*) to lpr-cups and so on. go to /usr/bin and ls -l lp* to see what it is linked too.
Anyway, this is the next step after you get cups up and running.