packaging/cups.readme

   1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
   2
   3 Binary distributions require a minimum of 10MB of free disk
   4 space. We do not recommend using CUPS on a workstation with less
   5 than 32MB of RAM or a PC with less than 16MB of RAM.
   6
   7
   8 SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
   9
  10 The following operating system software is required to install
  11 one of the binary distributions from Easy Software Products:
  12
  13     - AIX 5.2 or higher
  14     - HP-UX 11.00 or higher
  15     - IRIX 6.5 or higher
  16     - Linux 2.4 with glibc 2.3 or higher (LSB 3.1)
  17     - MacOS X 10.4 or higher (PowerPC or Intel)
  18     - Solaris 8 or higher (SPARC or Intel)
  19
  20
  21 INSTALLING "PORTABLE" CUPS DISTRIBUTIONS
  22
  23 We are currently distributing "portable" CUPS binary
  24 distributions in TAR format with installation and removal
  25 scripts generated by our ESP Package Manager (EPM) software,
  26 which is available from:
  27
  28     http://www.easysw.com/epm/
  29
  30 WARNING: Installing CUPS will overwrite your existing printing
  31 system. Backup files are made by the installation script and
  32 restored by the removal script, so if you experience problems
  33 you should be able to remove the CUPS software to restore your
  34 previous configuration.  However, Easy Software Products makes
  35 no warranty for this and will not be liable for any lost
  36 revenues, etc.
  37
  38 To install the CUPS software you will need to be logged in as
  39 root (doing an "su" is good enough).  Once you are the root
  40 user, run the installation script with:
  41
  42     ./cups.install ENTER
  43
  44 After asking you a few yes/no questions the CUPS software will
  45 be installed and the scheduler will be started automatically.
  46
  47
  48 INSTALLING HOST-SPECIFIC (RPM, DEBIAN, ETC.) DISTRIBUTIONS
  49
  50 The host-specific distributions use the operating system software
  51 installation tools.  To install a host-specific distribution
  52 please consult your operating system documentation.
  53
  54
  55 READING THE DOCUMENTATION
  56
  57 Once you have installed the software you can access the
  58 documentation (and a bunch of other stuff) on-line at:
  59
  60     http://localhost:631
  61
  62 If you're having trouble getting that far, the documentation is
  63 located in the "/usr/share/doc/cups" directory in the binary
  64 distributions, and under the "doc" directory in the source
  65 archives.
  66
  67 Please read the documentation before asking questions.
  68
  69
  70 GETTING SUPPORT AND OTHER RESOURCES
  71
  72 If you have problems, READ THE DOCUMENTATION FIRST!  We also
  73 provide many discussion forums which are available at:
  74
  75     http://www.cups.org/newsgroups.php
  76
  77 Commercial support (with a guaranteed response time) is available
  78 from Easy Software Products.  For more information see:
  79
  80     http://www.easysw.com/cups/
  81
  82 See the CUPS web site at "http://www.cups.org/" for other site
  83 links.
  84
  85
  86 SETTING UP PRINTER QUEUES USING YOUR WEB BROWSER
  87
  88 CUPS 1.2 includes a web-based administration tool that allows you
  89 to manage printers, classes, and jobs on your server.  To access
  90 the printer administration tools open the following URL in your
  91 browser:
  92
  93     http://localhost:631/admin
  94
  95 You will be asked for the administration password (root or any
  96 other user in the sys/system/root group on your system) and then
  97 shown a menu of available functions.
  98
  99 DO NOT use the hostname for your machine - it will not work with
 100 the default CUPS configuration.  To enable administration access
 101 on other addresses, consult the on-line help.
 102
 103
 104 LEGAL STUFF
 105
 106 CUPS is Copyright 1993-2006 by Easy Software Products.  CUPS,
 107 the CUPS logo, and the Common UNIX Printing System are the
 108 trademark property of Easy Software Products.
 109
 110 The MD5 Digest code is Copyright 1999 Aladdin Enterprises.
 111
 112 The PDF filter (pdftops) is based on the Xpdf software,
 113 Copyright 1996-2005 by Derek B. Noonburg.
 114
 115 This software is based in part on the work of the Independent
 116 JPEG Group.
 117
 118 CUPS is provided under the terms of the GNU General Public
 119 License and GNU Library General Public License. This program is
 120 distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
 121 WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY
 122 or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the "LICENSE.html",
 123 "LICENSE.txt", or "cups.license" files for more information.
 124
 125 For commercial licensing information, please contact:
 126
 127     Attn: CUPS Licensing Information
 128     Easy Software Products
 129     44141 Airport View Drive, Suite 204
 130     Hollywood, Maryland 20636 USA
 131
 132     Voice: +1.301.373.9600
 133     Email: cups-info@cups.org
 134     WWW: http://www.cups.org
 135
 136 Note that commercial licensors may also require a license from
 137 Derek B. Noonburg who developed the Xpdf software used to print
 138 PDF files.