How to Delete a Print Filter

1. Log in as superuser or lp on the print server.

2. Delete the print filter by using the lpfilter command.

   # lpfilter -f filter-name -x

   -f filter-name	Name of the print filter to be deleted.
   -x	Deletes the specified filter.

   The print filter is deleted from the print server's /etc/lp/filter.table file.

3. Verify that filter was deleted by using the following command. You should receive an error indicating that no filter by the specified name exists.

   # lpfilter -f filter-name -l

Example--Deleting a Print Filter

In the following example, the command deletes the daisytroff print filter.

# lpfilter -f daisytroff -x