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Last modified by Thomas Coelho (local) on 2025/05/07 11:30
From version 5.1
edited by Thomas Coelho (local)
on 2023/09/19 10:06
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To version 4.1
edited by Thomas Coelho
on 2023/02/27 14:35
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8 8  |Name|Features|Type|Location
9 9  |km1|duplex color A3|Konika-Minolta bizhub C224e|01.117
10 10  |psBlack1|duplex|HP LaserJet M608|01.117
11 -|psColor1|duplex color|HP Color LaserJet M652|01.117
11 +|psColor1|duplex color|ECOSYS P7040cdn|01.117
12 12  |km2|duplex color A3|Konika-Minolta bizhub C224e|02.113
13 13  |psBlack2|duplex|HP LaserJet M608|02.113
14 -|psColor2|duplex color|HP Color LaserJet M652|02.113
14 +|psColor2|duplex color|Kyocera P7035cdn|02.113
15 15  
16 16  **Note**: Other printers are meant for local use only.
17 17  
18 -The most convenient way to print your files is via the program gtklp, a graphical front-end to the printing system that lets you choose the most suitable printing style. You may use it directly on a shell.
18 +The most convenient way to print your files is via the program gtklp, a graphical front-end to the printing system that lets you choose the most suitable printing style. You may use it directly on a shell as
19 19  
20 20  = Printing from private Linux =
21 21  
22 -== Pre-condition ==
22 +~== Pre-condition ==
23 23  
24 24  To access our printers you have to be connected by cable to the outlets with the blue dots or by ~[~[VPN Access|VPN]].
25 25  
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27 27  
28 28  The following is also valid for any other Linux machine connected to the blue outlets, e.g. self managed desktop computers.
29 29  
30 -== Scenarios ==
30 +~== Background ==
31 31  
32 -=== Self managed desktops ===
32 +Using the default cups configuration provided with Ubuntu may have some cliches. One problem is a high CPU load of cups. Then cups takes long to add the printers provided by the cups-browsed and the procedure is repeated. If you see this, you should increase the timeouts in cups-browsed.
33 33  
34 +Open /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf in your editor as root und search for the statements:
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36 +HttpLocalTimeout 10
37 +HttpRemoteTimeout 50
38 +
39 +Uncomment this and set this to a higher value than the default, which is to short for some complex printers.
40 +
41 +~== Scenarios ==
42 +
43 +~=== Self managed desktops ===
44 +
34 34  This is a simple, but also the most radical way to connect to a printer. This will bypass your local cups server on the notebook and let your applications talk directly with the ITP print server.
35 35  
36 36  You can change this system wide or only for the current user. System wide settings go to the file '''/etc/cups/client.conf'''. Personal changes go to '''~~/.cups/client.conf'''.