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Printer Installation
Modern Linux distributions usually
include two different print systems. The Common Unix Printing System
(CUPS) or the LPR system. CUPS is a relative newcomer to printing on
Linux systems being but a few years old but is a easy to configure and
supports both postscript and non postscript printers. The LPR system
support for non-postscript printers is more difficult. It can be accessed
by pointing the browser to the loopback or localhost connection port
631 (http://localhost:631) after installing the cups package and starting
the cups server.
Webmin likewise has a browser based
configuration panel for setting up printers with the LPR system. After
selecting the hardware screen then selecting Printer Administration,
a screen like that in Figure 371
will be presented. From this screen the printer can be named and the
various options selected, including the printer location either a local
port (parallel, serial, or USB) or the network printer address. Note
that this printing System does not well support non-postscript printers.
If the available printer is a non-postscript printer that it is suggested
that the CUPS printing system be used.
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