Printing From A Linux Workstation - Xerox VersaLink B400 User Manual

Printing
AIX: rpm -U
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• HPUX:
Solaris: pkgadd -d
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Note: Most installations create a Xerox directory in
about utilities included in the OS package manager, refer to the manual included with the package.
man xeroxprtmgr
For example,
Launching Xerox Printer Manager
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To launch Xerox ® Printer Manager, do one of the following tasks.
• For UNIX, log in as root. From a terminal window, type xosdprtmgr, then press Enter or Return.
• For Linux, type sudo xeroxprtmgr, then press Enter or Return.
Printing with xeroxprint
Xerox has its own print command. You can use the following command:
xeroxprint -d<Some_Queue> -o[Options] <Somefile>

Printing from a Linux Workstation

To print from a Linux workstation, install either a Xerox
You do not need both drivers.
Xerox recommends that you install one of the full-featured custom print drivers for Linux. To locate
drivers for your printer, go to www.xerox.com/office/drivers.
If you use CUPS, ensure that CUPS is installed and running on your workstation. The instructions for
installing and building CUPS are contained in the
copyrighted by Easy Software Products. For complete information on CUPS printing capabilities, refer
CUPS Software Users Manual
to the
Installing the PPD on the Workstation
1. If available, download the Xerox
Support website.
2. Copy the PPD into the CUPS ppd/Xerox folder on your workstation. If you are unsure of the location
of the folder, use the Find command to locate the PPD files.
3. Follow the instructions that are included with the PPD.
Adding the Printer
1. Verify that the CUPS daemon is running.
2. Open a Web browser and type http://localhost:631/admin, then click Enter or Return.
3. For User ID, type root. For password, type the root password.
Click Add Printer and follow the onscreen prompts to add the printer to the CUPS printer list.
4.
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.rpm
.depot.gz
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.pkg
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available from www.cups.org/documentation.php.
® PPD for CUPS from the Drivers and Downloads page on the Xerox
B400 Printer
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/opt/Xerox/prtsys
® print driver for Linux or a CUPS print driver.
CUPS Software Administrators Manual
. For additional information
, written and