Outline for Linux Workshop

Wednesday 22 March, 2006, 2:00 P.M., D-2221 MCN

Printing

• Servers
  • CUPS (common unix printing system)
  • Xprt (Xprint)
• Configuration
  • CUPS
    • http://localhost:631
    • lpadmin
    • kcontrol (Control Center)
  • Xprt
    • /etc/Xprint/C/print
• Print commands
  • kprinter
  • lp -d destination (System V)
  • lpr -P destination (Berkeley)
  • cancel -i JOB-ID
  • kjobviewer
  • printing the output of a program to the printer through lp(r)
    • myprogram | lp -d destination
• Print options (see CUPS options)
  • Landscape: -o landscape
  • Double-sided: -o sides=two-sided-short-edge
  • Multiple pages per side: -o number-up=2 (can also be 4,6,9, or 16)
  • Example: lp -d color3 -o landscape -o sides=two-sided-short-edge -o number-up=2 MYDOCUMENT.pdf
• Program examples
  • Konqueror
  • Firefox/thunderbird
  • Openoffice
    • oopadmin
  • Xpdf

Gaim and Jabber

We now have jabber server running on the biostat server for use by anyone in the department. Jabber is an instant messaging service similar to AIM (AOL instant messenger), and there's a jabber client available in Linux called Gaim. Instructions for setting up Gaim can be found at JabberInstructions.

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