On Tue, 15 Oct 2002, Tim Waugh wrote: > On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 07:03:12AM -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > > if one plans on using CUPS for printing exclusively, is there any > > reason not to remove RPMs associated with LPRng? from the > > dependencies list, to remove LPRng, one needs to first remove > > redhat-config-printer, but this is just for LPRng config anyway, > > no? > > Indeed. > > > so, any problems with getting rid of extraneous packages here? > > just curious. > > Not that I know of. ok, so technically, here's what i see. the printer system (like the MTA system) uses the /etc/alternatives directory, which by default is set to LPRng. as i see it, i could run "redhat-switch-printer" to shift the links over to represent CUPS and, assuming i have no interest in switching back, i could remove a number of RPMs: redhat-config-printer[-gui] redhat-switch-printer[-gnome] LPRng (any other LPRng-specific packages i missed?) does that sound about right? and while we're on the topic of switching printers, the default gnome menu is a bit weird. at the top level, we find System Settings Mail Transport Agent Switcher but nothing for switching the print system. you have to go all the way to Extras System Settings Mail Transport Agent Switcher Printer System Switcher to find the print switcher. any reason that the MTA switcher gets higher billing in the menu structure? seems a bit backwards. rday -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
