Chapter 18. Cups Printing Support
Introduction
Features and Benefits
The Common UNIX Print System (CUPS[1]) has become quite popular. All major Linux distributions now ship it as their default printing system. To many, it is still a mystical tool. Mostly, it just works. People tend to regard it as a “black box” that they do not want to look into as long as it works. But once there is a little problem, they are in trouble to find out where to start debugging it. Refer to the chapter “Classical Printing” that contains a lot of information that is relevant for CUPS.
CUPS sports quite a few unique and powerful features. While their basic functions may be grasped quite easily, they are also new. Because they are different from other, more traditional ...
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