Setting Up The Cups; About Cups; Configuring Unix/Linux Printing Using Cups - Toshiba e-STUDIO5540C Software Installation Manual

5 INSTALLING PRINTER DRIVERS FOR UNIX/Linux

Setting Up the CUPS

When you want to configure UNIX/Linux printing using CUPS, you can use LPR printing or IPP printing.
When printing using CUPS, the output paper size cannot be specified. If you want to specify the output
paper size, use the UNIX/Linux filter.
 About CUPS
This section describes the behavior, options, and installation method of the CUPS printer driver for the
equipment. The behavior of the printer driver presented in this specification is consistent with CUPS v1.1.15.
The driver may appear and/or operate slightly differently in different versions.
In the CUPS environment, use a PostScript Printer Description (PPD) file, not a printer driver to configure the
printing. The PPD file is included in this package.
Development Environment
The provided CUPS printer driver is supported on the following UNIX/Linux workstation.
 Red Hat 8.0 CUPS 1.1.18
Implementation Method
This driver consists of a PPD file that works in conjunction with an interface like XPP, KPrinter, etc. It can also
be used on OSX in the same way that it is used on Linux, but this is not recommended.
 Configuring UNIX/Linux printing using CUPS
You can configure the CUPS for LPR printing or IPP printing.
 Installing the CUPS for LPR printing
The PPD must first be copied onto the local machine, the printer installed, and then the PPD configured. The
printer is then installed and configured using CUPS via the browser. The PPD can be copied to the root
directory and extracted. After extracting the PPD file, restart the CUPS daemon.
The PPD is placed in the "/usr/share/cups/model/Toshiba" directory (which will require root privileges and the
Toshiba directory may need to be created). The PPD can be simply copied to the appropriate directory and
the CUPS daemon re-started.
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Insert the Install Disc into the disc drive.
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Log on to the root account.
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Setting Up the CUPS