Ubuntu Unleashed 2014 Edition: Covering 13.10 and 14.04,Ninth Edition

Using the Common UNIX Printing System GUI

You can use CUPS to create printer queues, get print server information, and manage queues by launching a browser (such as Firefox) and browsing to http://localhost:631. CUPS provides a web-based administration interface, as shown in Figure 22.5.

FIGURE 22.5 Use the web-based CUPS administrative interface to configure and manage printing.

If you click the Administration tab in the browser page, you can start configuring your printers, as shown in Figure 22.6.

FIGURE 22.6 Select the Administration tab to ...