source: pst/printing/lprng.xml@ 86af98a

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY LPRng-download-http "http://www.lprng.com/DISTRIB/LPRng/LPRng-&LPRng-version;.tgz">
  <!ENTITY LPRng-download-ftp  "ftp://ftp.lprng.com/pub/LPRng/LPRng/LPRng-&LPRng-version;.tgz">
  <!ENTITY LPRng-md5sum        "1b3a0abd291b260eab6087ac0e61ed84">
  <!ENTITY LPRng-size          "10.2 MB">
  <!ENTITY LPRng-buildsize     "71.8 MB">
  <!ENTITY LPRng-time          "0.42 SBU">
]>

<sect1 id="LPRng" xreflabel="LPRng-&LPRng-version;">
<sect1info>
<othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
<date>$Date$</date>
</sect1info>
<?dbhtml filename="LPRng.html"?>
<title><application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application>-&LPRng-version;
</title>
<indexterm zone="LPRng">
<primary sortas="a-LPRng">LPRng</primary></indexterm>

<sect2>
<title>Introduction to 
<application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application></title>

<para>The <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> package contains 
an enhanced, extended and portable implementation of the Berkeley Line PRinter 
(<acronym>LPR</acronym>) print spooler. This is useful for queuing print 
jobs.</para>

<sect3><title>Package information</title>
<itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
<listitem><para>Download (HTTP): <ulink
url="&LPRng-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download (FTP): <ulink
url="&LPRng-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &LPRng-md5sum;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Download size: &LPRng-size;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
&LPRng-buildsize;</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Estimated build time:
&LPRng-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
</sect3>

<sect3><title><application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> 
dependencies</title>
<sect4><title>Optional</title>
<para><xref linkend="openssl"/>, 
<xref linkend="tcpwrappers"/>, 
<xref linkend="heimdal"/> or <xref linkend="mitkrb"/>, 
and <ulink url="http://www.pdc.kth.se/kth-krb/">krb4</ulink>
</para>
</sect4>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Installation of 
<application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application></title>

<para>Install <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> by running 
the following commands:</para>

<screen><userinput><command>./configure --prefix=/usr --libexecdir=/usr/lib/lprng \
    --sysconfdir=/etc --enable-shared &amp;&amp;
make</command></userinput></screen>

<para>Now, as the root user:</para>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install
install -v -d -m755 /usr/share/doc/lprng-&LPRng-version; &amp;&amp;
cp -v -R DOCS/* PrintingCookbook \
    /usr/share/doc/lprng-&LPRng-version;</command></userinput></screen>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Configuring <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application></title>

<sect3 id="lprng-config"><title>Config files</title>
<para><filename>/etc/printcap</filename> and 
<filename>/etc/lpd/*</filename></para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprng-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-printcap">/etc/printcap</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprng-config">
<primary sortas="e-etc-lpd-star">/etc/lpd/*</primary></indexterm>
</sect3>

<sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>

<para>There is no generic <filename>printcap</filename> for all
printers. A sample printcap is loaded into the 
<filename class="directory">/etc</filename> directory which can be of some 
help. Information is also available at <ulink url="http://www.lprng.org"/>, 
<ulink url="http://www.linuxprinting.org"/> and the documentation installed in 
<filename class='directory'>/usr/share/doc/lprng-&LPRng-version;</filename>.
</para> 

<para id="lprng-init">The init script installed by 
<application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> is not consistent with 
other <acronym>BLFS</acronym> scripts; therefore, install the 
<filename>/etc/rc.d/init.d/lprng</filename> init script included in the 
<xref linkend="intro-important-bootscripts"/> package (as the root user):</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprng-init">
<primary sortas="f-lprng">lprng</primary></indexterm>

<screen><userinput role='root'><command>make install-lprng</command></userinput></screen>

<note><para>You may also want to remove the <command>lpd</command> script that 
was installed in 
<filename class='directory'>/etc/rc.d/init.d</filename>.</para></note>
</sect3>

</sect2>

<sect2>
<title>Contents</title>

<segmentedlist>
<segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Library</segtitle>
<segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>

<seglistitem>
<seg>cancel, checkpc, lp, lpc, lpd, lpq, lpr, lprm, lprng_certs, 
lprng_index_certs and lpstat</seg>
<seg>liblpr.[so,a]</seg>
<seg>/etc/lpd, /usr/lib/lprng, /usr/share/doc/&LPRng-version;, 
/var/run/lpd and /var/spool/lpd</seg>
</seglistitem>
</segmentedlist>

<variablelist>
<bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
<?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>

<varlistentry id="cancel">
<term><command>cancel</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a symlink to <command>lprm</command> used to send cancel 
requests to an <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> print 
service.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng cancel">
<primary sortas="b-cancel">cancel</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="checkpc">
<term><command>checkpc</command></term>
<listitem><para>checks out the printcap database.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng checkpc">
<primary sortas="b-checkpc">checkpc</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lp">
<term><command>lp</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a symlink to <command>lpr</command> used to send requests 
to an <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> print service.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lp">
<primary sortas="b-lp">lp</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lpc">
<term><command>lpc</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a control program for the <command>lpd</command> 
daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lpc">
<primary sortas="b-lpc">lpc</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lpd">
<term><command>lpd</command></term>
<listitem><para>is the print queueing daemon.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lpd">
<primary sortas="b-lpd">lpd</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lpq">
<term><command>lpq</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a status monitoring program.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lpq">
<primary sortas="b-lpq">lpq</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lpr">
<term><command>lpr</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a print job spooler program.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lpr">
<primary sortas="b-lpr">lpr</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lprm">
<term><command>lprm</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a print job removal program.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprm">
<primary sortas="b-lprm">lprm</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lprng_certs">
<term><command>lprng_certs</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a program used to manage <acronym>SSL</acronym> 
certificates for the <application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> 
software.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprng_certs">
<primary sortas="b-lprng_certs">lprng_certs</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lprng_index_certs">
<term><command>lprng_index_certs</command></term>
<listitem><para>creates a set of index files in the 
<application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> signing certificate 
directory.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lprng_index_certs">
<primary sortas="b-lprng_index_certs">lprng_index_certs</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="lpstat">
<term><command>lpstat</command></term>
<listitem><para>is a print job status reporting program.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng lpstat">
<primary sortas="b-lpstat">lpstat</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="liblpr">
<term><filename class='libraryfile'>liblpr.[so,a]</filename></term>
<listitem><para>contains the <acronym>API</acronym> functions used by the 
<application><acronym>LPR</acronym>ng</application> programs.</para>
<indexterm zone="LPRng liblpr">
<primary sortas="c-liblpr">liblpr.[so,a]</primary>
</indexterm></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect2>

</sect1>