This article was first written in September 2004 for the BeezNest technical website (http://glasnost.beeznest.org/articles/170).To install a CUPS server on Debian Woody, just:
$ sudo apt-get install cupsysIf you want to connect HP printers, also install package hp-ppd, it contains a lot of printer definitions (PPD - Postscript Printer Definition) for HP printers. Then connect to the machine on port 631 (Ex: http://localhost:631) using your favorite web browser and add your printer(s).