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===== Using the Printer Card ===== Printing to a McGill uPrint printer with the ACELab printer card can be done both from the **command line** and from the **GUI**. ==== List Printers ==== First check to see if the printers are available on your machine: <code> me@ace-ws-00:~$ lpstat -p </code> Output example will be vary on Ubuntu 16 and Ubuntu 18 <code> 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_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 </code> You can see here a local printer and the McGill uPrint printers. ==== How to print ==== * 2 UPrint cards in NW (amni16 in NW145 and amni22 in NW136) * 1 uPrint card in 527 (amni17) === Print out from the command line === To print a file named myfile.txt to mcgill_mono using the amni16 “Evans Lab Students” account: me@ace-ws-00:~$ lp -U amni16 -d mcgill_mono myfile.txt request id is mcgill_mono-117 (1 file(s)) Then, find the amni16 uPrint card and release the job at the printer. === Print out from the GUI === - create a directory and file under your home directory mkdir -p ~/.cups/client.conf touch ~/.cups/client.conf
