Linux Administration Handbook, Second Edition

23.10. Exercises

E23.1	Using a web browser, visit a CUPS server on your network. What prevents you from making administrative changes to that server’s printers?
E23.2	Find someone who isn’t computer literate (an art student, your mother, or perhaps a Microsoft Certified Professional) and teach that person how to print a PDF document on a Linux system. Did your subject find any of the steps confusing? How could you make the process easier for other users?
E23.3	Visit a real or virtual big-box store such as Sam’s Club or Amazon.com and list the printers you can buy for under $200. If you had to purchase one of these printers for your organization tomorrow, which one would it be and why? Justify your analysis with data from ...