BBB Printing

Additional information on configuring lprng is available at http://www.lprng.org/PrintingCookbook/index.html

Install lprng:

apt-get install lprng

Edit or add the following files

• /etc/lprng/printcap
• /etc/lprng/lpd.conf
• /etc/lprng/lpd.perms
• /etc/lprng/banner

Update configuration:

checkpc -f

Set /etc/lprng/banner to be executable:

chmod +x /etc/lprng/banner

Start lpd print daemon:

/etc/init.d/lprng start

Validate queue empty, printer present:

lpq -a

Start test print (print root directory to printer)

ls -1 / | lpr