On 27-09-2024 15:58, Joel Roth via Dng wrote:
> Johan Helsingius via Dng wrote:
>> In view of the CUPS vulnerability, does anyone have a pointer to
>> instructions for how to replace CUPS with lprng?
> apt-get remove cups
> apt-get install lprng
>
> # configure lprng for your printer - see tutorials
> # may involve printcap - be *very* afraid ;-)
>
> I also recall the addition of magicfilter lets you print
> more variety of file types, automatically performing the
> necessary conversions.
>
> And say goodbye to the generally easy-to-use web interface
> you enjoyed (or suffered with :-) using CUPS.
>
>
>
Depends mostly on the printer language used. Postscript and PCL are
relative easy to configure with lprng. Windows based printer on the
other hand are a nighmare.