#390721 lpr: Inconsistent naming

Package:
lpr
Source:
lpr
Description:
BSD lpr/lpd line printer spooling system
Submitter:
Date:
2026-02-05 04:59:02 UTC
Severity:
minor
Tags:
#390721#5
Date:
2006-10-02 18:14:13 UTC
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The package is named lpr, but files under /etc/ are all over the place:
/etc/default/lpd
/etc/init.d/lpd
/etc/cron.weekly/lpr

It should all be one or the other, including the package name.
#390721#10
Date:
2006-10-03 00:29:24 UTC
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Ian Zimmerman wrote:

One can argue for lpr and lpd. I mean, there is also lprm and lpq and
lpc and lpf. All in package lpr.

But then there is the /etc/hosts.lpd and /etc/printcap. Both used by
lpd, in lpr package.


The one place I agree that may be changed is to use /etc/cron.weekly/lpr
to lpd.

Package name should remain lpr as that is what people would look for
historically. The lpd just refers to the print daemon.

- Adam
#390721#15
Date:
2006-10-03 02:20:48 UTC
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Adam> Package name should remain lpr as that is what people would look
Adam> for historically. The lpd just refers to the print daemon.

Policy 9.3.2
#390721#20
Date:
2006-10-03 03:54:18 UTC
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Ian Zimmerman wrote:

Ok. I guess the scripts will have to be renamed...