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:
- log in on jan and start oopadmin
- choose 'New Printer...'
- choose 'Add a printer'
- choose 'Import...'
- choose 'Browse...' and select "/etc/cups/ppd"
- 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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- again choose the driver from the presented list
- enter 'lpr -P ' as command line; replace printer by the name of the printer in the list above.
- enter a name to identify the printer
- with 'Properties' you can set the default printer properties
- 'close' if you are done
The printer can now be used from OpenOffice from all the machines in the cluster.