Re: Retiring lpr and lpd

Dag-Erling Smørgrav <[email protected]> Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:40:55 +0100
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.architechture
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Sulev-Madis Silber <[email protected]> writes:
> Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav <[email protected]> writes:
> > Either we clean up lpr and it can stay in base, or we don't and it
> > doesn't belong in ports either.  I thought I had made that clear.
> so what happens when people still need it and neither happens?

They install CUPS from ports.  It provides the same command-line
interface and, unlike lpd, supports modern printers out of the box.

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Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - [email protected]