That way, a manufacturer had to create
the driver only once to work for Linux, Mac OS X, and a variety of UNIX derivatives.
Printer classes??”You can use printer classes to create multiple print server entries that
point to the same printer or one print server entry that points to multiple printers. In the
first case, multiple entries can each allow different options (such as pointing to a particular
paper tray or printing with certain character sizes or margins). In the second case, you
can have a pool of printers so that printing is distributed, decreasing the occurrence of
congested print queues often caused by a malfunctioning printer or a printer that is
dealing with very large documents.
UNIX print commands??”To integrate into Linux and other UNIX environments, CUPS
offers versions of standard commands for printing and managing printers that have been
traditionally offered with UNIX systems.
Many Linux distributions come with simplified methods of configuring CUPS printers. Here are a
few examples:
In Fedora and other Red Hat Linux systems, the Printer Configuration window
(system-config-printer command) enables you to configure printers that use
the CUPS facility.
In Ubuntu, select System???Administration???Printing to open the Printers window
that lets you add, delete, and manage printers.
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