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Managing printers and print jobs

Managing printers and print jobs

Most systems require the ability to print out data on paper. SCO OpenServer systems support a wide variety of printers. Use the Printer Manager to:


NOTE: In addition to the traditional SCO OpenServer printing system, SCO OpenServer Update Pack 2 also provides the Common UNIX Printing System(TM), (CUPS(TM)).

This chapter describes the default SCO OpenServer print service and how to manage it using the Printer Manager and Print Job Manager. Details on enabling CUPS as the printing system are provided in the SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 Update Pack 2 Release and Installation Notes. CUPS documentation includes:

SCO OpenServer Update Pack 2 also provides the GIMP-Print printer drivers for use with the CUPS printing system. GIMP-Print rasterizes bit images for printers that do not have built-in rasterizers, including many of the more inexpensive USB printers on the market. GIMP-Print documentation includes:


See also:


Next topic: The Printer Manager interface

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SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.7 -- 19 November 2003