Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2008 09:16:52 +0100 (CET) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Robert Falanga <rfalang@twcny.rr.com> Subject: Re: question about xwindows Message-ID: <20080217091554.K1622@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <47B7B142.2030202@pacific.net.sg> References: <op.t6nffzcjgq7ue5@bobscomputer> <47B7B142.2030202@pacific.net.sg>
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> first of all, you used that bad letter. Just call it X. Never add an s at the > end of the other word. Some people are real allergic to this. no allergic, just matter of proper naming. X Window System is not a kind of windows. KDE is not a kind of X Window System too.. > > Robert Falanga wrote: >> First let me say that I am quite new at freebsd or any other unix type >> system. >> My son helped me set up the xwindows (KDE) on this system. It has worked OK >> for quite a while and then yesterday I was trying to install a printer. >> Evidently I messed something up and now I get the following: > > You must have some printing system installed on the machine. > > I would recommend CUPS for this purpose. > > Go to a console and enter this: > > pkg_info | grep cups > > You should get then some output like this: > > cups-base-1.3.3 Common UNIX Printing System > libgnomecups-0.2.2_4,1 Support library for gnome cups admistration > > This error messages are too general for me. > >> hostname: not found >> dd: not found >> Couldn't create cookie >> >> I haven't a clue as to what is wrong, would someone help PLEASE? > > If you have CUPS, you can use a web browser to administer the printer. > > What kind of rpinter do you have installed? > > Erich > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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