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24.5 Configuration for Applications
Applications rely on the existing printer queues in the same way as command line tools
do. There is usually no need to reconfigure the printer for a particular application, be-
cause you should be able to print from applications using the available queues.
To print from the command line, enter lp -d queuename filename, substituting
the corresponding names for queuename and filename.
Some applications rely on the lp command for printing. In this case, enter the correct
command in the application's print dialog, usually without specifying filename, for
example, lp -d queuename. To make this work with KDE programs, enable Print
through an external program. Otherwise you cannot enter the print command.
Tools such as xpp and the KDE program kprinter provide a graphical interface for
choosing among queues and setting both CUPS standard options and printer-specific
options made available through the PPD file. You can use kprinter as the standard
printing interface of non-KDE applications by specifying kprinter or
kprinter --stdin as the print command in the print dialogs of these applications.
The behavior of the application itself determines which of these two commands to
choose. If set up correctly, the application should call the kprinter dialog whenever a
print job is issued from it, so you can use the dialog to select a queue and set other
printing options. This requires that the application's own print setup does not conflict
with that of kprinter and that printing options are only changed through kprinter after
it has been enabled.
24.6 Special Features in SUSE Linux
Enterprise
A number of CUPS features have been adapted for SUSE Linux Enterprise. Some of
the most important changes are covered here.
24.6.1 CUPS Server and Firewall
There are several ways to configure CUPS as the client of a network server.
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