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Our print server supports LPD protocol. Connect to lp.cs.uoregon.edu and use the printer name for the queue.

lpd://lp.cs.uoregon.edu/<device queue>

lpd://lp.cs.uoregon.edu/abbey

Adding a printer in Linux will be different depending on the release. These instructions will work for generic CUPS installations.

You can generally find an appropriate PPD file either on your system, or on the internet.

* The PPD file might be on our list of printers.

* To find a PPD file on your computer (you may need to add a printer-driver package to get your printer)

change to the /usr/lib/cups/driver directory
run each of the commands in turn, with the "list" option, checking for your printer model
when one of the drivers has listed your model, re-run that driver with the "cat {model} > /tmp/ppd" parameter

* To find a PPD file on the internet.

Add printer using lpadmin (as root)
1. for printer abbey, execute the command "lpadmin -p abbey -v lpd://lp.cs.uoregon.edu/abbey -E -P /tmp/ppd"

Help / Legacy Printing: Linux