Cups for SME Server 8

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Install Jbig-Kit

1. Download Jbig-Kit.

cd /tmp/
wget http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/download/jbigkit-2.0.tar.gz
tar -zxvf jbigkit-2.0.tar.gz

2. Before compiling jbig-kit, make sure gcc is installed to avoid this error make[1]: gcc: Command not found.

rpm –qa | grep gcc

You will have similar output below if it is installed:

libgcc-4.1.2-52.el5_8.1
gcc-4.1.2-52.el5_8.1

3. If you only have the libgcc, you still need to install the gcc, here’s how:

yum install gcc

If you will get an error "No package gcc available. Nothing to do" then do this:

wget ftp://ftp.mirrorservice.org/sites/sourceware.org/pub/gcc/releases/gcc-4.7.1/gcc-4.7.1.tar.gz

4. Change directory to your uncompressed jbigkit folder:

cd jbigkit
make
make test
make clean

Install SpliX

SpliX is a set of CUPS printer drivers for SPL (Samsung Printer Language) printers. If you have such a printer, you need to download and use SpliX. If you're not using Samsung printer, then no need to install SpliX.

1. Download SpliX 2.0.0 (latest version at the time of writing)

cd ../
wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/splix/splix-2.0.0.tar.bz2
tar –jxvf splix-2.0.0.tar.bz2
cd splix-2.0.0

If you will receive this error, /bin/sh: g++: command not found, then issue this command:

yum install gcc-c++

Then you might receive an error, /bin/sh: cups-config: command not found, then issue this command:

yum install cups-devel

2. Copy libjbig.a to /usr/lib/folder.

cp include/libjbig.a /usr/lib/.

3. We can now build the binaries and executable program from the source code.

make
make install

Install GhostScript

1. Download and install GhostScript

cd /tmp/
wget http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/rvandenaker/testing/smeserver-cups/repositories/7.0/RPMS/i386/ghostscript-8.15.2-0.rvda.1.i386.rpm
yum localinstall ghostscript-8.15.2-0.rvda.1.i386.rpm

Install CUPS

1. Install CUPS from sme-contribs (version 1.3.7 is the latest version at the time of writing)

yum install --enablerepo=smecontribs cups

2. Update SME

signal-event post-upgrade

3. To start CUPS everytime a server reboots.

ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/rc7.d/S93cups
ln -s /etc/init.d/cups /etc/rc6.d/K93cups

Access CUPS Administration Page

1. On your console, issue this command:

elinks http://localhost:631

2. Go to Administration tab, enable Allow remote administration. Don't forget to click Change Settings.
3. Now you can login to server's CUPS thru a web browser using your server's IP address or hostname (https://192.168.100.1:631/admin or https://servername:631/admin)

Add a Printer

As an example, we will be adding Samsung SCX-4216f (USB connected to D-Link DP-300u printer server) to CUPS, accessible for Windows 7 64-bit client.

1. Go to Administration tab
2. Tick the following and make sure to click Change Settings:
• Share published printers connected to this system
• Allow printing from the internet

3. Click Add Printer
4. Use the following:
   Name: SamsungSCX4216f
   Location: Office
   Description: Samsung SCX-4216f Device: LPD/LPR Host or Printer Device URI: lpd://ps1/usb1 (assuming your D-Link DP-300u hostname is ps1 and the queue name is usb1) Make: Samsung Model: Samsung SCX-4200, SpliX V.2.0.0 (pt_Br)
5. Now on your Windows 7 computer, go to:
• Start, Devices and Printers, Add Printer
• Select Select a shared printer by name then type http://192.168.100.1:631/printers/SamsungSCX4216f.
  


Note: You can see the exact URL of your printer by clicking the printer name while in CUPS administration page as per image below.


• Select Generic from the left side menu, then select MS Publisher Imagesetter

• Now do a test print.