Linux Printing Options; Printing From A Linux Workstation - Xerox AltaLink C80 Series User Manual

Printing

Linux Printing Options

Launching Xerox
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To launch Xerox ® Printer Manager from a terminal window prompt as root, type xeroxprtmgr, then press
Enter or Return.

Printing from a Linux Workstation

To print from a Linux workstation:
1. Create a print queue.
2. With the desired document or graphic open in your application, open the Print dialog box. For most
software applications, click File > Print or press CTRL+P.
3. Select the target print queue.
4. Close the Print dialog box
5. In the Xerox ® GUI print driver, select the available printer features.
6. Click Print.
The Xerox ® print driver accepts job ticket settings files that select additional settings or features.
You can also submit print requests through the command line using lp/lpr.
To create a job ticket using the Xerox
1. Open the Xerox GUI print driver.
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2. Select the desired options.
Click Save As, then store the job ticket in a public location, such as /tmp.
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Note: Personally identifiable information, such as a Secure Print passcode, is not saved in the job
ticket. You can specify the information on the command line.
To create a job ticket using the command line:
1. On the command line, as the root user, type xeroxprtmgr.
2. Select the desired options.
3. Click Save As, then store the job ticket in a public location, such as /tmp.
Note: Personally identifiable information, such as a Secure Print passcode, is not saved in the job
ticket. You can specify the information on the command line.
The following commands are examples of how to print using a job ticket:
• lp -d{Target_Queue} -oJT={Absolute_Path_To_Job_Ticket} {Path_To_Print_File}
• lp -dMyQueue -oJT=/tmp/DuplexedLetterhead /home/user/PrintReadyFile
• lp -dMyQueue -oJT=/tmp/Secure -oSecurePasscode=1234 /home/user/PrintReadyFile
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