-README - CUPS v1.2.0b1 - 01/10/2006
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-INTRODUCTION
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-CUPS provides a portable printing layer for UNIX(r)-based
-operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software
-Products to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX
-vendors and users. CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley
-command-line interfaces.
-
-CUPS uses the Internet Printing Protocol ("IPP") as the basis
-for managing print jobs and queues. The Line Printer Daemon
-("LPD") Server Message Block ("SMB"), and AppSocket (a.k.a.
-JetDirect) protocols are also supported with reduced
-functionality. CUPS adds network printer browsing and
-PostScript Printer Description ("PPD") based printing options to
-support real-world printing under UNIX.
-
-CUPS includes an image file RIP that supports printing of image
-files to non-PostScript printers. A customized version of GNU
-Ghostscript for CUPS called ESP Ghostscript is available
-separately to support printing of PostScript files within the
-CUPS driver framework. Sample drivers for Dymo, EPSON, HP, and
-OKIDATA printers are included that use these filters.
-
-Drivers for thousands of printers are provided with our ESP
-Print Pro software, available at:
-
- http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
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-CUPS is licensed under the GNU General Public License and GNU
-Library General Public License. Please contact Easy Software
-Products for commercial support and "binary distribution"
-rights.
-
-
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Binary distributions require a minimum of 10MB of free disk
space. We do not recommend using CUPS on a workstation with less
than 32MB of RAM or a PC with less than 16MB of RAM.
-If you are installing from source you'll need ANSI-compliant C
-and C++ compilers and optionally one or more image file support
-libraries. Complete source installation instructions can be
-found in the file "INSTALL.txt".
-
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS
The following operating system software is required to install
one of the binary distributions from Easy Software Products:
- - AIX 4.3 or higher
+ - AIX 5.2 or higher
- HP-UX 11.00 or higher
- IRIX 6.5 or higher
- - Linux 2.4 with glibc 2.2 or higher
- - Solaris 7 or higher (SPARC or Intel)
+ - Linux 2.4 with glibc 2.3 or higher (LSB 3.1)
+ - MacOS X 10.4 or higher (PowerPC or Intel)
+ - Solaris 8 or higher (SPARC or Intel)
INSTALLING "PORTABLE" CUPS DISTRIBUTIONS
scripts generated by our ESP Package Manager (EPM) software,
which is available from:
- http://www.easysw.com/epm
+ http://www.easysw.com/epm/
WARNING: Installing CUPS will overwrite your existing printing
system. Backup files are made by the installation script and
INSTALLING HOST-SPECIFIC (RPM, DEBIAN, ETC.) DISTRIBUTIONS
-The host-specific distributions use the operating system
-software installation tools. To install a host-specific
-distribution please consult the CUPS Software Administrators
-Manual or your operating system documentation.
+The host-specific distributions use the operating system software
+installation tools. To install a host-specific distribution
+please consult your operating system documentation.
READING THE DOCUMENTATION
DO NOT use the hostname for your machine - it will not work with
the default CUPS configuration. To enable administration access
-on other addresses, consult the CUPS Software Administrators
-Manual.
-
-
-SETTING UP PRINTER QUEUES FROM THE COMMAND-LINE
-
-CUPS works best with PPD (PostScript Printer Description)
-files. In a pinch you can also use System V style printer
-interface scripts.
-
-Six sample PPD files are provided with this distribution that
-utilize the PostScript and image file RIPs and the sample EPSON
-and HP printer drivers. To add the sample DeskJet driver to the
-system for a printer connected to the parallel port, use one of
-the following commands:
-
- HP-UX:
-
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/c2t0d0_lp -E
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- IRIX:
-
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/plp -E
-
- Linux:
-
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/lp0 -E
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/lp1 -E
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/lp2 -E
-
- Solaris:
-
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/bpp0 -E
- /usr/lib/lpadmin -p DeskJet -m deskjet.ppd -v parallel:/dev/ecpp0 -E
-
-Similarly, for the other sample drivers you can use:
-
- Driver PPD File
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- Dymo Label Printers dymo.ppd
- EPSON Stylus Color Series stcolor.ppd
- EPSON Stylus Photo Series stphoto.ppd
- EPSON Stylus New Color Series stcolor2.ppd
- EPSON Stylus New Photo Series stphoto2.ppd
- EPSON 9-pin Series epson9.ppd
- EPSON 24-pin Series epson24.ppd
- HP DeskJet Series deskjet.ppd
- HP New DeskJet Series deskjet2.ppd
- HP LaserJet Series laserjet.ppd
- OKIDATA 9-Pin Series okidata9.ppd
- OKIDATA 24-Pin Series okidat24.ppd
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-These sample drivers provide basic printing capabilities, but
-generally do not exercise the full potential of the printers or
-CUPS. For commercial printer drivers check out our ESP Print
-Pro software at:
-
- http://www.easysw.com/printpro/
-
-
-PRINTING FILES
-
-CUPS provides both the System V "lp" and Berkeley "lpr" commands
-for printing:
-
- lp filename
- lpr filename
-
-Both the "lp" and "lpr" commands support printing options for
-the driver:
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- lp -omedia=A4 -oresolution=600dpi filename
- lpr -omedia=A4 -oresolution=600dpi filename
-
-CUPS recognizes many types of images files as well as PDF,
-PostScript, HP-GL/2, and text files, so you can print those
-files directly rather than through an application.
-
-If you have an application that generates output specifically
-for your printer then you need to use the "-oraw" or "-l"
-options:
-
- lp -oraw filename
- lpr -l filename
-
-This will prevent the filters from misinterpreting your print
-file.
+on other addresses, consult the on-line help.
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