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Printing a Document
Printing from Applications
There are a lot of Linux applications that you are allowed to print from using Common UNIX
Printing System (CUPS). You can print on your machine from any such application.
1
Open the document to print.
2
Open the
File
menu and click
Page Setup
(
Print Setup
for some applications).
3
Choose your paper size, orientation, and make sure that your machine is selected.
Click
Apply
.
4
Open the
File
menu and click
File
.
5
Select your machine to print.
6
Choose the number of copies and indicate which pages to print.
7
Change other printing options in each tab, if necessary.
8
Click
Print
.
Printing Files
You can print text, image, pdf files on your machine using the standard CUPS directly from
the command line interface. The CUPS lp or lpr utility allows
you to do that. You can print these files by using below command format.
"
lp -d <printer name> -o <option> <file name>
"
Please refer to lp or lpr man page on your system for more details.