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The future of linux



Derek Martin wrote:

>> Does Redhat automagically detect what printer you have and configure the
>> filters accordingly? It's been awhile since I've printed from my linux 
>> boxen ;)
> 
> No, you have to pick what you have from a list, but it does automagically
> figure out which output type is being printed and use the correct filter.
> Works nice, 'specially if you've got an HP printer.  Can't do duplexing
> that I've been able to see, though.

I've found several ways to handle duplexing, depending on the abilities
of your printer.  If you have a postscript printer with a duplexing unit
built in, you can use a2ps or enscript (both GNU) to do duplex printing
(but don't use the filter for laserjet4/5/6 -- use the generic
postscript printer filter instead).  If your printer does not have a
built-in duplexer, you can use psmandup, which comes with a2ps.  In my
experience, these tools work extremely well, although they can be a bit
of a pain to get up and running -- especially on some of the corporate
unices like HP-UX.

Dan
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