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PFRAG.shared Major update to cups-1.4.3. 2010-03-31 16:20:02 +00:00
PLIST Major update to cups-1.5.0. 2011-09-08 10:33:12 +00:00
README Adapt documentation after the update to 1.5.0. 2011-10-02 14:41:48 +00:00

$OpenBSD: README,v 1.12 2011/10/02 14:41:48 ajacoutot Exp $

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| Running ${FULLPKGNAME} on OpenBSD
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Adding and/or configuring CUPS printers can be done with lpadmin(8), but
for a quick and easy (graphical) setup, after starting the CUPS daemon,
point your browser to:
    http://localhost:631

If you want to print to non-Postscript printers or use CUPS bundled PPD
files (i.e. drivers), you'll need to install gstoraster.  You will also
most probably want to install foomatic-filters which provides a
universal filter script along with the foomatic-db-engine package which
will allow you to generate a PPD (Printer Postscript Description) file
for your printer.

Depending on your printer model you may also need to install some driver
package like (non-exhaustive list): hplip/hpijs, gutenprint, foo2zjs,
splix...

To be able to use CUPS printers from GTK applications, the corresponding
package needs to be installed: gtk+2-cups and/or gtk+3-cups.

USB
===
Since USB printing will be handled by libusb, you need to allow the
_cups user access to the corresponding USB endpoint. To do so, find
where your printer is attached to using `sudo usbdevs -vd` then change
the ownerships accordingly.

e.g.
Controller /dev/usb5:
addr 1: full speed, self powered, config 1, OHCI root hub(0x0000), ATI(0x1002), rev 1.00
  uhub5
 port 1 addr 2: full speed, self powered, config 1, USB MFP(0x082f), EPSON(0x04b8), rev 1.00, iSerialNumber L83010704250947490
   ugen0

$ sudo chown _cups /dev/ugen0.* /dev/usb3

The reason we are changing the user and not the group is that it will
allow for multi-function devices to work for both printing and scanning
(e.g. by being owned by _cups:_saned).

To preserve your changes after a system update, use rc.local(8).
e.g. for a multi-function printer/scanner add the following lines:
chown _cups:_saned /dev/ugen0.* /dev/usb1

*** WARNING ***
ulpt(4) needs to be disable in the kernel (see config(8)) or the printer
will not be available to libusb.