mcgill_uprint_setup

Mcgill uprint service for Ubuntu 12.04

On your workstation, edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

   # Show shared printers on the local network.
          Browsing On
          BrowsePoll cups.ncs.mcgill.ca
          BrowseInterval 3600
          BrowseTimeout 7200
          BrowseOrder allow,deny
          BrowseAllow all
          BrowseLocalProtocols CUPS dnssd
          BrowseAddress @LOCAL

Restart Service

sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart

View Available Printers

lpstat -p
printer McGill_color is idle.  enabled since Tue 28 Oct 2014 04:18:02 PM EDT
printer mcgill_mono is idle.  enabled since Tue 28 Oct 2014 04:18:03 PM EDT

And then, to print:

lp -U $MCGILL_SHORT_USERNAME -d $PRINTER_NAME document.pdf
  • mcgill_uprint_setup.txt
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