Wiki source code of Printing
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| 1 | {{box cssClass="floatinginfobox" title="**Contents**"}} | ||
| 2 | {{toc/}} | ||
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| 6 | = Available Printers = | ||
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| 8 | The following common accessible printers are available: | ||
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| 10 | (% class="table-bordered" %) | ||
| 11 | |Name|Features|Type|Location | ||
| 12 | |canon1|duplex color A3|Canon iR-ADV C5840|01.117 | ||
| 13 | |psBlack1|duplex|HP LaserJet M608|01.117 | ||
| 14 | |psColor1|duplex color|HP Color LaserJet M652|01.117 | ||
| 15 | |canon2|duplex color A3|Canon iR-ADV C5840|02.113 | ||
| 16 | |psBlack2|duplex|HP LaserJet M608|02.113 | ||
| 17 | |psColor2|duplex color|HP Color LaserJet M652|02.113 | ||
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| 19 | **Note**: Other printers are meant for local use only. | ||
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| 21 | 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. | ||
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| 23 | = Printing from private Linux = | ||
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| 25 | == Pre-condition == | ||
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| 27 | To access our printers you have to be connected by cable to the outlets with the blue dots or by ~[~[VPN Access|VPN]]. | ||
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| 29 | Access from Wifi is only possible with a ~[~[VPN Access|VPN]] Connection. | ||
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| 31 | The following is also valid for any other Linux machine connected to the blue outlets, e.g. self managed desktop computers. | ||
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| 33 | == Scenarios == | ||
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| 35 | === Self managed desktops === | ||
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| 37 | 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. | ||
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| 39 | 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'''. | ||
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| 41 | In most cases this file needs to be created. The man page tells you that this is deprecated. Currently this is only valid for MacOS and runs fine with Ubuntu 18.04. Add the following line to the file: | ||
| 42 | \\ {{code language="none"}}ServerName print-itp:631{{/code}} | ||
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| 44 | With this setting you will not be able to print somewhere else. | ||
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| 46 | If you are using this, you should disable cups-browsed or remove the package. Esp. if you encounter high a CPU load for cups. | ||
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| 48 | = Printing from Windows = | ||
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| 50 | == Download driver archive == | ||
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| 53 | == Installing the drivers == | ||
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