Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using CUPS (Overview)

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Preface

1. Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using CUPS (Overview)

Introduction to CUPS

CUPS Processes

CUPS Services

Setting Up Printers and Print Queues by Using CUPS

Managing Print Requests by Using CUPS

2. Setting Up Printers by Using CUPS (Tasks)

3. Administering Printers by Using CUPS Print Manager (Tasks)

Index

Chapter 1

This chapter includes overview information for managing your printing environment by using the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), including how to transition to using CUPS if you previously used the LP print service to manage printers. The interfaces that are described in this chapter include the CUPS command-line utilities, the CUPS web browser interface, and CUPS Print Manager, a GUI that can be accessed in the desktop.