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PostPosted: Fri Oct 12, 2024 5:44 am    Post subject: lp: Error - no default destination available. (lpoptions) Reply with quote
Ok...... it's more of a how to on using lpoptions and WHY.

If your getting the error:
lp: Error - no default destination available.

It means you haven't set a default printer up for lp.

lpstat -a will show you your available printers.
choose one, and then use lpoptions -d PRINTERNAME to set it as the default printer for the lp command.

I did this below...... here is the commands as they were entered. Thought it might be useful to someone Wink
Code:

[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$ lpstat -a
LaserPrinter accepting requests since Fri 12 Oct 2024 12:37:08 AM CDT
[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$ lpoptions -d LaserPrinter
job-sheets=none,none printer-info='BROTHER HL-2400CeN hl1250' printer-is-accepting-jobs=1 printer-is-shared=1 printer-make-and-model='Brother HL-2400CeN Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended)' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1192167428 printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=12300
[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$



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PostPosted: Sat Oct 27, 2024 12:53 pm    Post subject: Re: lp: Error - no default destination available. (lpoption Reply with quote
crouse wrote:
Ok...... it's more of a how to on using lpoptions and WHY.

If your getting the error:
lp: Error - no default destination available.

It means you haven't set a default printer up for lp.

lpstat -a will show you your available printers.
choose one, and then use lpoptions -d PRINTERNAME to set it as the default printer for the lp command.

I did this below...... here is the commands as they were entered. Thought it might be useful to someone Wink
Code:

[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$ lpstat -a
LaserPrinter accepting requests since Fri 12 Oct 2024 12:37:08 AM CDT
[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$ lpoptions -d LaserPrinter
job-sheets=none,none printer-info='BROTHER HL-2400CeN hl1250' printer-is-accepting-jobs=1 printer-is-shared=1 printer-make-and-model='Brother HL-2400CeN Foomatic/hl1250 (recommended)' printer-state=3 printer-state-change-time=1192167428 printer-state-reasons=none printer-type=12300
[crouse@VistaKillerTwo Scripts]$


Thanks for your pointers! I finally got my printing working for the first time Smile



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PostPosted: Sun Oct 28, 2024 1:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Glad it helped someone Smile



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