lpd
daemon, lpr
and lpq
commands, etc.); cups-client contains a group of programs to interact with the server (block or unblock a printer, view or delete print jobs in progress, etc.); and finally, cups-driver-gutenprint contains a collection of additional printer drivers for cups
.
cups
is administered easily through a web interface accessible at the local address: http://localhost:631/
. There you can add printers (including network printers), remove, and administer them. You can also administer cups
with the system-config-printer
graphical interface (from the Debian package of the same name), which is installed by default if the “Desktop environment” task is chosen.