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| 3 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 4 | %general-entities;
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[1da819b] | 5 |
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[00b6675] | 6 | <!ENTITY cups-download-http "http://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/&cups-version;/cups-&cups-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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[73ddd1a0] | 7 | <!ENTITY cups-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.easysw.com/pub/cups/&cups-version;/cups-&cups-version;-source.tar.bz2">
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[6760e56] | 8 | <!ENTITY cups-md5sum "4ce09b1dce09b6b9398af0daae9adf63">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY cups-size "8.7 MB">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY cups-buildsize "46 MB">
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[00b6675] | 11 | <!ENTITY cups-time "0.54 SBU (additional 69 SBU to run full test suite)">
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[73ddd1a0] | 12 | ]>
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| 13 |
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[781a3e82] | 14 | <sect1 id="cups" xreflabel="CUPS-&cups-version;">
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[a0f03b0] | 15 | <sect1info>
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[5cd0959d] | 16 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 17 | <date>$Date$</date>
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[a0f03b0] | 18 | </sect1info>
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[dd3f20f0] | 19 | <?dbhtml filename="cups.html"?>
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[781a3e82] | 20 | <title>CUPS-&cups-version;</title>
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[c78533e] | 21 |
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[73ddd1a0] | 22 | <sect2>
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| 23 | <title>Introduction to
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| 24 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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| 25 |
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[e12e05b] | 26 | <para>The Common Unix Printing System (<acronym>CUPS</acronym>) is a print
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| 27 | spooler and associated utilities. It is based on the "Internet Printing
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| 28 | Protocol" and provides printing services to most PostScript and raster
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| 29 | printers.</para>
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[73ddd1a0] | 30 |
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| 31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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| 32 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
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[00b6675] | 33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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| 34 | <ulink url="&cups-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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| 35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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| 36 | <ulink url="&cups-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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| 37 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &cups-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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[73ddd1a0] | 38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &cups-size;</para></listitem>
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[00b6675] | 39 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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| 40 | &cups-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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| 41 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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| 42 | &cups-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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[73ddd1a0] | 43 | </sect3>
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| 44 |
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[6760e56] | 45 | <sect3><title><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>
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| 46 | dependencies</title>
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| 47 | <sect4><title>Recommended</title>
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[00b6675] | 48 | <para><xref linkend="libjpeg"/>,
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| 49 | <xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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[6760e56] | 50 | and <xref linkend="libtiff"/></para>
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| 51 | </sect4>
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| 52 |
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| 53 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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| 54 | <para><xref linkend="openssl"/> or
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[00b6675] | 55 | <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/software/gnutls/">GnuTLS</ulink> (which needs
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| 56 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/libgpg-error/">
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| 57 | libgpg-error</ulink>,
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| 58 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/libgcrypt/">libgcrypt</ulink> and
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[e12e05b] | 59 | <ulink url="ftp://ftp.gnupg.org/gcrypt/alpha/gnutls/opencdk/">opencdk</ulink>,
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[00b6675] | 60 | in that order),
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| 61 | <xref linkend="Linux_PAM"/>,
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| 62 | <xref linkend="php"/>,
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| 63 | <xref linkend="python"/>,
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| 64 | <xref linkend="j2sdk"/>,
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| 65 | <ulink url="http://www.openslp.org/">OpenSLP</ulink>,
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| 66 | <ulink url="http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/libpaper">
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| 67 | libpaper</ulink> and
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[e12e05b] | 68 | <ulink url="http://valgrind.kde.org/">Valgrind</ulink> (optionally used if
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[00b6675] | 69 | running the test suites)</para>
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| 70 | </sect4>
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[73ddd1a0] | 71 | </sect3>
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| 72 |
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| 73 | </sect2>
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| 74 |
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| 75 | <sect2>
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| 76 | <title>Installation of
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| 77 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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| 78 |
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[6760e56] | 79 | <para>Create an 'lp' user, as
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| 80 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> will install the
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| 81 | <command>lppasswd</command> command <acronym>SUID</acronym> to this user. Use
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| 82 | the following command as the root user:</para>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | <screen><userinput role='root'><command>useradd -c "Print Service User" -d /dev/null -g lp -s /bin/false lp</command></userinput></screen>
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| 85 |
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[e12e05b] | 86 | <para>If you utilize <application>Linux-<acronym>PAM</acronym></application>,
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| 87 | you need to modify some files so
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| 88 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> can find needed headers.
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| 89 | Make the appropriate modifications using the following command:</para>
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| 90 |
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| 91 | <screen><userinput><command>sed -i -e "s@pam/pam@security/pam@g" \
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| 92 | {config-scripts/cups-pam.m4,scheduler/auth.c,configure}</command></userinput></screen>
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| 93 |
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[73ddd1a0] | 94 | <para>Install <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> by
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| 95 | running the following commands:</para>
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| 96 |
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| 97 | <screen><userinput><command>./configure &&
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| 98 | make &&
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| 99 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | </sect2>
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| 102 |
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| 103 | <sect2>
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| 104 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | <para>The basic default behavior of the installation is appropriate for
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| 107 | <acronym>LFS</acronym> systems. <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym>
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[e12e05b] | 108 | </application> files are placed in
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| 109 | <filename class="directory">/usr/bin</filename>,
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| 110 | <filename class="directory">/usr/sbin</filename>,
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| 111 | <filename class="directory">/var</filename> and
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| 112 | <filename class="directory">/etc/cups</filename>.</para>
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[73ddd1a0] | 113 |
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| 114 | </sect2>
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| 115 |
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| 116 | <sect2>
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| 117 | <title>Configuring <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application></title>
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| 118 |
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| 119 | <para>Configuration of <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> is
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| 120 | dependent on the type of printer and can be complex. Generally, PostScript
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| 121 | printers are easier. For detailed instructions on configuration and use of
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| 122 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>, see
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| 123 | <ulink url="http://www.cups.org/documentation.php"/>. The Software
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| 124 | Administrators Manual and Software Users Manual are particularly useful.</para>
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| 125 |
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[00b6675] | 126 | <para>For non-PostScript printers to print with
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| 127 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>, you need to install
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[73ddd1a0] | 128 | <xref linkend="espgs"/> to convert PostScript to raster images
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| 129 | and a driver (e.g., from <xref linkend="gimp-print"/>) to convert
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| 130 | the resulting raster images to a form that the printer understands.
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| 131 | <ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org/foomatic.html">Foomatic</ulink>
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[e12e05b] | 132 | drivers use Ghostscript to convert PostScript to a printable form directly, but
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| 133 | this is considered to be a hack by
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| 134 | <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> developers.</para>
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[73ddd1a0] | 135 |
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| 136 | <para>During the install, <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application>
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[00b6675] | 137 | created the startup file <command>/etc/rc.d/init.d/cups</command>. The file
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[e12e05b] | 138 | works, but you may want to change it to a more conventional
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| 139 | <acronym>LFS</acronym> startup file by installing the script included in the
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[73ddd1a0] | 140 | <xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package:</para>
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| 141 |
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| 142 | <screen><userinput><command>make install-cups</command></userinput></screen>
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| 143 |
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| 144 | </sect2>
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| 145 |
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| 146 | <sect2>
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| 147 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 148 |
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| 149 | <para><application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> provides
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| 150 | <command>accept</command>,
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| 151 | <command>cupsaddsmb</command>,
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| 152 | <command>cupsd</command>,
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| 153 | <command>cupstestppd</command>,
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| 154 | <command>lpadmin</command>,
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| 155 | <command>lpc</command>,
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| 156 | <command>lpinfo</command>,
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| 157 | <command>lpmove</command>,
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| 158 | <command>reject</command>,
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| 159 | <command>cancel</command>,
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| 160 | <command>cups-config</command>,
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| 161 | <command>disable</command>,
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| 162 | <command>enable</command>,
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| 163 | <command>lp</command>,
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| 164 | <command>lpoptions</command>,
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| 165 | <command>lppasswd</command>,
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| 166 | <command>lpq</command>,
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| 167 | <command>lpr</command>,
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| 168 | <command>lprm</command>,
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| 169 | <command>lpstat</command>,
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| 170 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcups</filename>,
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| 171 | <filename class="libraryfile">libcupsimage</filename> and various
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| 172 | scripts and filters.</para>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <sect3><title>lpc</title>
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| 175 | <para><command>lpc</command> provides limited control over printer
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| 176 | and class queues provided by <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym>
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[e12e05b] | 177 | </application>.
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| 178 | </para></sect3>
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[73ddd1a0] | 179 |
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| 180 | <sect3><title>cupsd</title>
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[e12e05b] | 181 | <para><command>cupsd</command> is the scheduler for the Common Unix Printing
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| 182 | System.
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[73ddd1a0] | 183 | </para></sect3>
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| 184 |
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| 185 | <sect3><title>accept</title>
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[e12e05b] | 186 | <para><command>accept</command> instructs the printing system to accept print
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| 187 | jobs to the specified destinations.
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[73ddd1a0] | 188 | </para></sect3>
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| 189 |
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| 190 | <sect3><title>reject</title>
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| 191 | <para><command>reject</command> instructs the printing system to
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| 192 | reject print jobs to the specified destinations.
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| 193 | </para></sect3>
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| 194 |
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| 195 | <sect3><title>cupsaddsmb</title>
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| 196 | <para><command>cupsaddsmb</command> exports printers to the SAMBA software for
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| 197 | use with Windows clients.
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| 198 | </para></sect3>
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| 199 |
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| 200 | <sect3><title>lpadmin</title>
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[e12e05b] | 201 | <para><command>lpadmin</command> configures printer and class queues provided
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| 202 | by <acronym>CUPS</acronym>.
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[73ddd1a0] | 203 | </para></sect3>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | <sect3><title>lpinfo</title>
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| 206 | <para><command>lpinfo</command> lists the available devices or drivers known to
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| 207 | the <acronym>CUPS</acronym> server.
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| 208 | </para></sect3>
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| 209 |
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| 210 | <sect3><title>lpmove</title>
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| 211 | <para><command>lpmove</command> moves the specified job to a new destination.
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| 212 | </para></sect3>
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| 213 |
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| 214 | <sect3><title>cupstestppd</title>
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| 215 | <para><command>cupstestppd</command> tests the conformance of
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| 216 | <filename>PPD</filename> files.
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| 217 | </para></sect3>
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| 218 |
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| 219 | <sect3><title>lpq</title>
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[e12e05b] | 220 | <para><command>lpq</command> shows the current print queue status on the named
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| 221 | printer.
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[73ddd1a0] | 222 | </para></sect3>
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| 223 |
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| 224 | <sect3><title>lpr</title>
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| 225 | <para><command>lpr</command> submits files for printing.
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| 226 | </para></sect3>
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| 227 |
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| 228 | <sect3><title>lprm</title>
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[e12e05b] | 229 | <para><command>lprm</command> cancels print jobs that have been queued for
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| 230 | printing.
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[73ddd1a0] | 231 | </para></sect3>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <sect3><title>cancel</title>
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| 234 | <para><command>cancel</command> cancels existing print jobs.
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| 235 | </para></sect3>
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| 236 |
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| 237 | <sect3><title>disable</title>
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| 238 | <para><command>disable</command> stops the named printers or classes.
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| 239 | </para></sect3>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <sect3><title>enable</title>
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| 242 | <para><command>enable</command> starts the named printers or classes.
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| 243 | </para></sect3>
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| 244 |
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| 245 | <sect3><title>lp</title>
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| 246 | <para><command>lp</command> submits files for printing or alters a pending job.
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| 247 | </para></sect3>
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| 248 |
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| 249 | <sect3><title>lpoptions</title>
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[e12e05b] | 250 | <para><command>lpoptions</command> displays or sets printer options and
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| 251 | defaults.
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[73ddd1a0] | 252 | </para></sect3>
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| 253 |
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| 254 | <sect3><title>lpstat</title>
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| 255 | <para><command>lpstat</command> displays status information about the
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| 256 | current classes, jobs, and printers.</para></sect3>
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| 257 |
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| 258 | <sect3><title>lppasswd</title>
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| 259 | <para><command>lppasswd</command> adds, changes or deletes passwords in
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| 260 | the <application><acronym>CUPS</acronym></application> digest password file
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| 261 | <filename>passwd.md5</filename>.
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| 262 | </para></sect3>
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| 263 |
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| 264 | <sect3><title>cups-config</title>
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| 265 | <para><command>cups-config</command> is the <application><acronym>CUPS
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| 266 | </acronym></application> program configuration utility.
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| 267 | </para></sect3>
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| 268 |
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| 269 | </sect2>
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[c78533e] | 270 |
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| 271 | </sect1>
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