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How do I get the right `lpr` for cups installed on Ubuntu Server 14.04?

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**UPDATE** It appears the lpr in the lpr package is not the one that works with cups. The questions is, how do I get the cups version of lpr installed? **Old Question** lpr on ubuntu 10.04 includes an option "-o" that lets you pass extra options. lpr on 14.04 does not include this option. Our application that we are moving relies on lpr and the ability to set certain options so that pages print correctly. The command is: lpr -P PrinterName -o orientation-requested=3 -o position=top-left -o media=Letter -o page-left=0 -o page-right=0 -o page-top=0 -o page-bottom=0 /path/to/file.pdf Worked fine on the old version but on the new server it fails with: usage: lpr [-cdfghlmnpqrstv] [-#num] [-1234 font] [-C class] [-i [numcols]] [-J job] [-Pprinter] [-T title] [-U user] [-wnum] [name ...] So -o was removed? How do we pass options to lpr if the options option was removed?
Asked by Nick (1181 rep)
Jun 1, 2014, 03:36 AM
Last activity: Nov 6, 2020, 02:17 AM