I can only print ps/txt files ?

TroelsSmit · 09-09-2004, 05:46 AM

Hi,

The following commands works for me:
lp -dep1 SmartDust.ps
lp -dep1 SmartDust.txt

but the equivallent:
lp -dep1 SmartDust.pdf

does not work.
I use the CUPS printing system.

How do I make lp/linux ready to print different types of documents ?
Especially pdf and jpeg would be nice.

THANKS!

jkobrien · 09-09-2004, 10:27 AM

Hi,

As I understand it, lp is for text and postscript files so you would have to convert your pdf's and jpg's to postscript and pipe the output to lp. I don't know how to do that from the command line, but Adobe have a version of their acrobat reader for linux, and there's also a program xpdf. You should be able to print pdf's from either of these.

For jpg's, there are a ton of graphics programs that will let you print them.

John

IBall · 09-10-2004, 02:13 AM

The command "lpr -P dep1 filename.pdf" should work. (I assume dep1 is the name of the printer)

--Ian

TroelsSmit · 09-12-2004, 01:15 PM

Isn't lp and lpr the same thing but for the fact that lpr has offline functioning ?