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Managing Printers and Printing

CUPS - Common Unix Printing System
- Developed by Apple
- Configuring CUPS
- Install CUPS:
  - yum install cups
  - chkconfig cups on
  - service cups start
- Load the PPD for your printer
  - /etc/cups/ppd
  - wget ftp://10.1.10.4/CNADVC7055X1.PPD
  - lpadmin -h localhost -p Canon7065 -E -v socket://10.1.10.23 -P /etc/cups/ppd/CNADVC7055X1.PPD
- Test it out
  - lp -d Canon7065 ./file.txt
  - lpstat -p Canon7065 or lpstat -a (cancel Canon7065-#)
- Define a default printer
  - LPDEST=printername
- Working with CUPS

Example

|SysV Command|BSD Command|Description         |
|------------|-----------|--------------------|
|lp          | lpr       |Generate a print job|
|lpstat      | lpq       |View the print queue|
|cancel      |lprm       |Cancel a print job  |