svn commit: r52890 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cups
Benedict Reuschling
bcr at FreeBSD.org
Sat Mar 23 02:02:13 UTC 2019
Author: bcr
Date: Sat Mar 23 02:02:12 2019
New Revision: 52890
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52890
Log:
Wrap long lines in the CUPS article.
Remove a couple of warnings that igor was giving, mostly
about wrapping long lines. In one instance, there was a
redundant word removed.
Modified:
head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cups/article.xml
Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cups/article.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cups/article.xml Sat Mar 23 00:30:37 2019 (r52889)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/cups/article.xml Sat Mar 23 02:02:12 2019 (r52890)
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//FreeBSD//DTD DocBook XML V5.0-Based Extension//EN"
"http://www.FreeBSD.org/XML/share/xml/freebsd50.dtd">
-<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0" xml:lang="en">
- <info><title>CUPS on FreeBSD</title>
-
+<article xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
+ xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="5.0"
+ xml:lang="en">
+ <info>
+ <title>CUPS on FreeBSD</title>
+
<authorgroup>
- <author><personname><firstname>Chess</firstname><surname>Griffin</surname></personname><affiliation>
- <address><email>chess at chessgriffin.com</email></address>
+ <author>
+ <personname>
+ <firstname>Chess</firstname>
+ <surname>Griffin</surname>
+ </personname>
+ <affiliation>
+ <address>
+ <email>chess at chessgriffin.com</email>
+ </address>
</affiliation></author>
</authorgroup>
@@ -25,7 +35,8 @@
</info>
<sect1 xml:id="printing-cups">
- <title>An Introduction to the Common Unix Printing System (CUPS)</title>
+ <title>An Introduction to the Common Unix Printing System
+ (CUPS)</title>
<indexterm><primary>printing</primary></indexterm>
<indexterm><primary>CUPS</primary></indexterm>
@@ -42,30 +53,33 @@
(<acronym>LPD</acronym>), Server Message Block
(<acronym>SMB</acronym>), and AppSocket (aka JetDirect)
protocols are also supported with reduced functionality.
- <application>CUPS</application> adds network printer browsing and
- PostScript Printer Description (<acronym>PPD</acronym>) based
- printing options to support real-world printing under &unix;. As
- a result, <application>CUPS</application> is ideally-suited for
- sharing and accessing printers in mixed environments of &os;,
- &linux;, &macos; X, or &windows;.</para>
+ <application>CUPS</application> adds network printer browsing
+ and PostScript Printer Description (<acronym>PPD</acronym>)
+ based printing options to support real-world printing under
+ &unix;. As a result, <application>CUPS</application> is
+ ideally-suited for sharing and accessing printers in mixed
+ environments of &os;, &linux;, &macos; X, or
+ &windows;.</para>
- <para>The main site for <application>CUPS</application> is <uri xlink:href="http://www.cups.org/">http://www.cups.org/</uri>.</para>
+ <para>The main site for <application>CUPS</application> is <uri
+ xlink:href="http://www.cups.org/">http://www.cups.org/</uri>.</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 xml:id="printing-cups-install">
<title>Installing the CUPS Print Server</title>
- <para>To install <application>CUPS</application> using a precompiled
- binary, issue the following command from a root terminal:</para>
+ <para>To install <application>CUPS</application> using a
+ precompiled binary, issue the following command from a root
+ terminal:</para>
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>pkg install cups</userinput></screen>
<para>Other optional, but recommended, packages are
<package>print/gutenprint-cups</package> and
<package>print/hplip</package>, both of which add
- drivers and utilities for a variety of printers. Once installed,
- the <application>CUPS</application> configuration files can be
- found in the directory
+ drivers and utilities for a variety of printers. Once
+ installed, the <application>CUPS</application> configuration
+ files can be found in the directory
<filename>/usr/local/etc/cups</filename>.</para>
</sect1>
@@ -76,9 +90,9 @@
configure the <application>CUPS</application> server. First,
create or modify, as the case may be, the file
<filename>/etc/devfs.rules</filename> and add the following
- information to set the proper permissions on all potential printer
- devices and to associate printers with the
- <systemitem class="groupname">cups</systemitem> user group:</para>
+ information to set the proper permissions on all potential
+ printer devices and to associate printers with the <systemitem
+ class="groupname">cups</systemitem> user group:</para>
<programlisting>[system=10]
add path 'unlpt*' mode 0660 group cups
@@ -91,8 +105,8 @@ add path 'usb/<replaceable>X</replaceable>.<replaceabl
<replaceable>Y</replaceable>, and <replaceable>Z</replaceable>
should be replaced with the target USB device listed in the
<filename>/dev/usb</filename> directory that
- corresponds to the printer. To find the correct device, examine
- the output of &man.dmesg.8;, where
+ corresponds to the printer. To find the correct device,
+ examine the output of &man.dmesg.8;, where
<filename>ugen<replaceable>X</replaceable>.<replaceable>Y</replaceable></filename>
lists the printer device, which is a symbolic link to a USB
device in <filename>/dev/usb</filename>.</para>
@@ -129,41 +143,44 @@ devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
<title>Configuring Printers on the CUPS Print Server</title>
<para>After the <application>CUPS</application> system has been
- installed and configured, the administrator can begin configuring
- the local printers attached to the <application>CUPS</application>
- print server. This part of the process is very similar, if not
- identical, to configuring <application>CUPS</application> printers
- on other &unix;-based operating systems, such as a &linux;
- distribution.</para>
+ installed and configured, the administrator can begin
+ configuring the local printers attached to the
+ <application>CUPS</application> print server. This part of the
+ process is very similar, if not identical, to configuring
+ <application>CUPS</application> printers on other &unix;-based
+ operating systems, such as a &linux; distribution.</para>
<para>The primary means for managing and administering the
<application>CUPS</application> server is through the web-based
interface, which can be found by launching a web browser and
- entering <uri xlink:href="http://localhost:631">http://localhost:631</uri> in the
- browser's URL bar. If the <application>CUPS</application> server
- is on another machine on the network, substitute the server's
- local <acronym>IP</acronym> address for
- <systemitem>localhost</systemitem>. The <application>CUPS</application>
- web interface is fairly self-explanatory, as there are sections
- for managing printers and print jobs, authorizing users, and more.
- Additionally, on the right-hand side of the Administration screen
+ entering <uri
+ xlink:href="http://localhost:631">http://localhost:631</uri>
+ in the browser's URL bar. If the
+ <application>CUPS</application> server is on another machine on
+ the network, substitute the server's local <acronym>IP</acronym>
+ address for <systemitem>localhost</systemitem>. The
+ <application>CUPS</application> web interface is fairly
+ self-explanatory, as there are sections for managing printers
+ and print jobs, authorizing users, and more. Additionally, on
+ the right-hand side of the Administration screen
are several check-boxes allowing easy access to commonly-changed
- settings, such as whether to share published printers connected to
- the system, whether to allow remote administration of the
- <application>CUPS</application> server, and whether to allow users
- additional access and privileges to the printers and print
+ settings, such as whether to share published printers connected
+ to the system, whether to allow remote administration of the
+ <application>CUPS</application> server, and whether to allow
+ users additional access and privileges to the printers and print
jobs.</para>
<para>Adding a printer is generally as easy as clicking <quote>Add
- Printer</quote> at the Administration screen of the
- <application>CUPS</application> web interface, or clicking one of
- the <quote>New Printers Found</quote> buttons also at the
+ Printer</quote> at the Administration screen of the
+ <application>CUPS</application> web interface, or clicking one
+ of the <quote>New Printers Found</quote> buttons also at the
Administration screen. When presented with the
<quote>Device</quote> drop-down box, simply select the desired
locally-attached printer, and then continue through the process.
- If one has added the <package>print/gutenprint-cups</package> or <package>print/hplip</package> ports or packages as
- referenced above, then additional print drivers will be available
- in the subsequent screens that might provide more stability or
+ If one has added the <package>print/gutenprint-cups</package> or
+ <package>print/hplip</package> ports or packages as referenced
+ above, then additional print drivers will be available in the
+ subsequent screens that might provide more stability or
features.</para>
</sect1>
@@ -190,16 +207,17 @@ devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
<application>GNOME</application> or
<application>KDE</application>. Alternatively, one can access
the local <application>CUPS</application> interface on the
- client machine at <uri xlink:href="http://localhost:631">http://localhost:631</uri> and
- click on <quote>Add Printer</quote> in the Administration
+ client machine at <uri
+ xlink:href="http://localhost:631">http://localhost:631</uri>
+ and click on <quote>Add Printer</quote> in the Administration
section. When presented with the <quote>Device</quote>
drop-down box, simply select the networked
- <application>CUPS</application> printer, if it was automatically
- discovered, or select <literal>ipp</literal> or
- <literal>http</literal> and enter the <acronym>IPP</acronym> or
- <acronym>HTTP</acronym> <acronym>URI</acronym> of the networked
- <application>CUPS</application> printer, usually in one of the
- two following syntaxes:</para>
+ <application>CUPS</application> printer, if it was
+ automatically discovered, or select <literal>ipp</literal> or
+ <literal>http</literal> and enter the <acronym>IPP</acronym>
+ or <acronym>HTTP</acronym> <acronym>URI</acronym> of the
+ networked <application>CUPS</application> printer, usually in
+ one of the two following syntaxes:</para>
<programlisting>ipp://<replaceable>server-name-or-ip</replaceable>/printers/<replaceable>printername</replaceable></programlisting>
@@ -214,8 +232,8 @@ devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
<programlisting>ServerName <replaceable>server-ip</replaceable></programlisting>
- <para>In this case, <replaceable>server-ip</replaceable> would be
- replaced by the local <acronym>IP</acronym> address of the
+ <para>In this case, <replaceable>server-ip</replaceable> would
+ be replaced by the local <acronym>IP</acronym> address of the
<application>CUPS</application> server on the network.</para>
</sect2>
@@ -223,21 +241,22 @@ devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
<title>&windows; Clients</title>
<para>Versions of &windows; prior to XP did not have the
- capability to natively network with <acronym>IPP</acronym>-based
- printers. However, &windowsxp; and later versions do have this
- capability. Therefore, to add a <application>CUPS</application>
- printer in these versions of &windows; is quite easy.
- Generally, the &windows; administrator will run the &windows;
- <literal>Add Printer</literal> wizard, select <literal>Network
- Printer</literal> and then enter the <acronym>URI</acronym> in
- the following syntax:</para>
+ capability to natively network with
+ <acronym>IPP</acronym>-based printers. However, &windowsxp;
+ and later versions do have this capability. Therefore, to add
+ a <application>CUPS</application> printer in these versions of
+ &windows; is quite easy. Generally, the &windows;
+ administrator will run the &windows; <literal>Add
+ Printer</literal> wizard, select <literal>Network
+ Printer</literal> and then enter the <acronym>URI</acronym>
+ in the following syntax:</para>
<programlisting>http://<replaceable>server-name-or-ip</replaceable>:631/printers/<replaceable>printername</replaceable></programlisting>
<para>If one has an older version of &windows; without native
- <acronym>IPP</acronym> printing support, then the general means
- of connecting to a <application>CUPS</application> printer is to
- use <package>net/samba3</package> and
+ <acronym>IPP</acronym> printing support, then the general
+ means of connecting to a <application>CUPS</application>
+ printer is to use <package>net/samba3</package> and
<application>CUPS</application> together, which is a topic
outside the scope of this chapter.</para>
</sect2>
@@ -247,20 +266,21 @@ devfs_system_ruleset="system"</programlisting>
<title>CUPS Troubleshooting</title>
<para>Difficulties with <application>CUPS</application> often lies
- in permissions. First, double check the &man.devfs.8; permissions
- as outlined above. Next, check the actual permissions of the
- devices created in the file system. It is also helpful to make
- sure your user is a member of the <systemitem class="groupname">cups</systemitem>
- group. If the permissions check boxes in the Administration
- section of the <application>CUPS</application> web interface do
- not seem to be working, another fix might be to manually backup
- the main <application>CUPS</application> configuration file
- located at <filename>/usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf</filename> and
- edit the various configuration options and try different
+ in permissions. First, double check the &man.devfs.8;
+ permissions as outlined above. Next, check the actual
+ permissions of the devices created in the file system. It is
+ also helpful to make sure your user is a member of the
+ <systemitem class="groupname">cups</systemitem> group. If the
+ permissions check boxes in the Administration section of the
+ <application>CUPS</application> web interface do not seem to be
+ working, another fix might be to manually backup the main
+ <application>CUPS</application> configuration file
+ located at <filename>/usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf</filename>
+ and edit the various configuration options and try different
combinations of configuration options. One sample
<filename>/usr/local/etc/cups/cupsd.conf</filename> to test is
listed below. Please note that this sample
- <filename>cupsd.conf</filename> file sacrifices security for
+ <filename>cupsd.conf</filename> sacrifices security for
easier configuration; once the administrator successfully
connects to the <application>CUPS</application> server and
configures the clients, it is advisable to revisit this
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