Linux print commands

Determine printer status

lpstat -p -d

E.g:

me@pc ~ $ lpstat -p -d
printer Officejet_J6400 is idle.  enabled since Fri 31 Aug 2012 10:22:16 BST
system default destination: Officejet_J6400

Set default printer

lpadmin -d <printer>

Where <printer> is the printer name e.g. Officejet_J6400.

References

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