Package: lp-server Priority: optional Version: 1.1.6-1 Source: lp_server Architecture: __ARCH__ Maintainer: Paul A. Whittaker Section: System/Network Destination: any Depends: libwrap0, initscript, busybox (>= 1.11.2-1), libc6 (>= 2.7-1) Description: Provides network access to serial or parallel ports The primary purpose of lp_server (borrowed from LTSP) is to make a serial or parallel printer attached to a thin client appear to be a network printer, so that it can be managed by a remote server. This avoids the need to install any printer drivers or print spooler software on the thin client. . In practice this doesn't always work well, because - unlike a real network printer - the printer can't handle concurrent connections (because of the inherently serialized nature of serial/parallel port access and/or lp_server) and thus can't respond to status enquiries in a sufficiently timely manner. But it is very lightweight and does allow printing, even if job management features produce errors or behave oddly. . This build of lp_server includes TCP wrapper suport (daemon name "lp_server").