Xerox VersaLink B70 Series User Manual page 126

Printing
• Open the package with your OS package manager.
• To install using a command-line utility, change to the directory where you downloaded the file.
To run the installer, type the appropriate command-line utility for your operating system. For
example:
– Red Hat: rpm -U <filename>.rpm
– Debian-based Linux: dpkg -i <filename>.deb
– AIX: rpm -U <filename>.rpm
– HPUX: <filename>.depot.gz
– Solaris: pkgadd -d <filename>.pkg
Note: Most installations create a Xerox directory in /opt/Xerox/prtsys. For additional
information about utilities included in the OS package manager, refer to the manual included
with the package. For example, man xeroxprtmgr.
Launching Xerox® Printer Manager
To launch Xerox Printer Manager, do one of the following tasks.
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• 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.
P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g w w i i t t h h x x e e r r o o x x p p r r i i n n t t
Xerox has its own print command. You can use the following command:
xeroxprint -d<Some_Queue> -o[Options] <Somefile>
P P r r i i n n t t i i n n g g f f r r o o m m a a L L i i n n u u x x W W o o r r k k s s t t a a t t i i o o n n
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 CUPS Software Administrators Manual, written and
copyrighted by Easy Software Products. For complete information on CUPS printing capabilities, refer
to the CUPS Software Users Manual available from www.cups.org/documentation.php.
Installing the PPD File on the Workstation
1. If available, download the Xerox
and Downloads page on the Xerox Support website.
2. Copy the PPD file 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 file.
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® PPD for CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) from the Drivers
® B70XX Multifunction Printer
® print driver for Linux or a CUPS print driver.