Installing Public Printer drivers for Linux

** These instructions are still being updated for the new printers in the Iribe Center. **

Printing via printer.cs.umd.edu

The preferred method of printing is directly through the CS print server. The /usr/bin/lpr command has a “-H” to specify the server. For example, to print foo.pdf to the ps2 print queue:

/usr/bin/lpr -H printer.cs.umd.edu -P ps2 foo.pdf

Adding a ps1/ps2/ps5 to your local copy of CUPS

Download the Canon ImageRunner ADV 6575 PPD using:

wget http://www.cs.umd.edu/faq/iribe/ps125/linuxfiles/CNADV6575X1.PPD

Or with your webbrowser right-click to save as a file: IRB: https://helpdesk.cs.umd.edu/faq/iribe/ps125/linuxfiles/CNADV6575X1.PPD

Adding cps5 to your local copy of CUPS

Download the Canon C5535 PPD using:

wget http://www.cs.umd.edu/faq/iribe/ps125/linuxfiles/CNADVC5535U1.PPD

Or with your webbrowser right-click to save as a file: IRB: https://helpdesk.cs.umd.edu/faq/iribe/ps125/linuxfiles/CNADVC5535U1.PPD

ps1

Create the print queue with lpadmin:

sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ps1 -E -P CNADV6575X1.PPD -L 1108 -v http://printer.cs.umd.edu/printers/ps1 -o printer-is-shared=false

Note that you may need the path to the PPD if you are not in the same directory.

In our tests with Ubuntu, the print queue is created without being enabled or allowed to accept jobs. So you may have to run:

sudo /usr/sbin/cupsenable ps1 sudo /usr/sbin/cupsaccept ps1

ps2

Create the print queue with lpadmin:

sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p ps2 -E -P CNADV6575X1.PPD -L 2208 -v http://printer.cs.umd.edu/printers/ps2 -o printer-is-shared=false

Note that you may need the path to the PPD if you are not in the same directory.

In our tests with Ubuntu, the print queue is created without being enabled or allowed to accept jobs. So you may have to run:

sudo /usr/sbin/cupsenable ps2 sudo /usr/sbin/cupsaccept ps2