Setting up a printer on a Debian GNU/Linux PC using CUPS

Chris Lale

chrislale@users.sourceforge.net

Revision History
Revision 0.02	28 April 2004	Revised by: cl
Added meta keywords. Moved 'About this document' to an appendix.
Revision 0.01	6th February 2004	Revised by: cl
First release. Developed and tested using Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (Woody) and the Debian package CUPS version 1.1.14-3. This document was composed using LyX qt version 1.3.3, exported to sgml and rendered to HTML using the newbieDoc style sheets and tools available from http://newbiedoc.sourceforge.net/tarballs/newbiedoc-lyx-files_0.02.tar.gz.

This document describes how to install and configure a printer using CUPS (the Common UNIX Printing System). The setup described in this document is known to work with Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (Woody) and CUPS version 1.1.14-3.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

1.1. About lpr and lprng
1.2. About cups
1.3. Outline of the installation

2. Linux kernel support for printer port

2.1. Check parallel port
2.2. Check USB port

3. Install cups

3.1. Install cupsys and related packages
3.2. Install and configure the foomatic database (optional)
3.3. Install a .ppd file (optional)

4. Install a printer using cups

4.1. Log into cups using a web browser
4.2. Install the printer

5. Configure the printer using cups

5.1. Set default options for your printer
5.2. Test your printer from cups

6. Install an alternative front end for managing cups (optional)

A. Appendix

A.1. About installing Debian packages

B. Appendix

B.1. Managing printers using various browsers

C. Appendix

C.1. Kernel printer port support
C.2. Copyright information
C.3. Latest version
C.4. Bugs, errors and mistakes
C.5. Spelling, punctuation and grammar
C.6. Conventions used in this document

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