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| - | Using the Printer Card | + | ===== Using the Printer Card ===== |
| - | Printing to a McGill uPrint printer with the ACELab printer card can only be done from the command line. | + | |
| - | Edit | + | Printing to a McGill uPrint printer with the ACELab printer card can be done both from **command line** and from **GUI**. |
| - | List Printers | + | |
| - | First check to see if the printers are available on your machine: | + | |
| + | ==== List Printers ==== | ||
| + | First check to see all available uPrints on your machine: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| me@ace-ws-00:~$ lpstat -p | me@ace-ws-00:~$ lpstat -p | ||
| - | Output example: | + | </code> |
| + | Output example will be vary on Ubuntu 16 and Ubuntu 18 | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| printer HP-color-laserjet is idle. enabled since Thu 26 Jan 2017 02:32:24 PM EST | printer HP-color-laserjet is idle. enabled since Thu 26 Jan 2017 02:32:24 PM EST | ||
| printer McGill_Color is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:43:59 PM EST | printer McGill_Color is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:43:59 PM EST | ||
| printer mcgill_mono is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:44:14 PM EST | printer mcgill_mono is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:44:14 PM EST | ||
| printer mcgill_mono_beta is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:44:00 PM EST | printer mcgill_mono_beta is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:44:00 PM EST | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| You can see here a local printer and the McGill uPrint printers. | You can see here a local printer and the McGill uPrint printers. | ||
| - | Edit | + | ==== How to print ==== |
| - | Printing | + | |
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| + | === Available uPrint cards === | ||
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| + | * 2 UPrint cards in NW (amni16 in NW145 and amni22 in NW136) | ||
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| + | * 1 uPrint card in 527 (amni17) | ||
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| + | === Print out from command line === | ||
| To print a file named myfile.txt to mcgill_mono using the amni16 “Evans Lab Students” account: | To print a file named myfile.txt to mcgill_mono using the amni16 “Evans Lab Students” account: | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| me@ace-ws-00:~$ lp -U amni16 -d mcgill_mono myfile.txt | me@ace-ws-00:~$ lp -U amni16 -d mcgill_mono myfile.txt | ||
| request id is mcgill_mono-117 (1 file(s)) | request id is mcgill_mono-117 (1 file(s)) | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| Then, find the amni16 uPrint card and release the job at the printer. | Then, find the amni16 uPrint card and release the job at the printer. | ||
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| + | === Print out from GUI === | ||
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| + | * //Create a directory and file under your home directory// | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | mkdir -p ~/.cups/ | ||
| + | touch ~/.cups/client.conf | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | * //Add Lab uPrint card name (amni16 e.g.) into client.conf file// | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | echo 'USER amni16'>> ~/.cups/client.conf | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | * //Set a default printer in ~/.cups/lpoptions// | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | lpoptions -d mcgill_mono | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | note: you can add all available printers into ~/.cups/lpoptions by editing the file | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | XXX@ace-ws-XX:~$ cat .cups/lpoptions | ||
| + | McGill_Color | ||
| + | mcgill_mono | ||
| + | mcgill_mono_beta | ||
| + | </code> | ||
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| + | * //All set and its ready to print out via GUI// | ||
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