Printing from OpenOffice

In order to be able to use all the printer options (Trays, Paper/Transparencies, ...) the appropriate printer drivers have to be installed:
  1. log in on jan and start oopadmin
  2. choose 'New Printer...'
  3. choose 'Add a printer'
  4. choose 'Import...'
  5. choose 'Browse...' and select "/etc/cups/ppd"
  6. from the shown list, select the printer you want to install
     
    Driver ........................ Printer
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    Laserjet 4050 ................. for henrietta
    Laserjet 5000 ................. for klimt or dali
    Minolta Color PageWorks/Pro ... for minolta
    Tektronix Phaser 750N ......... for phaser
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  7. again choose the driver from the presented list
  8. enter 'lpr -P ' as command line; replace printer by the name of the printer in the list above.
  9. enter a name to identify the printer
  10. with 'Properties' you can set the default printer properties
  11. 'close' if you are done
The printer can now be used from OpenOffice from all the machines in the cluster.