Welcome to the next step in studying for the Linux certification exam 102. This tutorial series serves as a comprehensive self-study guide so you can take the exams with confidence. And even if you're not preparing for Linux certification at this time, this series helps you build fundamental skills on Linux systems administration.
In this tutorial (the third in a series of nine tutorials on exam 102 topics), Ian Shields introduces you to printing in Linux. By the end of this tutorial, you will know how to manage printers, print queues, and user print jobs on a Linux system.
Proceed through the tutorials in sequence, or choose your topic of interest, from the entire set of Linux certification tutorials on developerWorks.
In this tutorial
- Manage printers and print queues
- Print files
- Install and configure printers
Objectives
- Learn how to configure and monitor print servers, manage printer queues, and troubleshoot general printing problems.
- Learn how to add and remove jobs from configured printer queues and how to convert text files to PostScript for printing.
- Learn how to install and configure local and remote printers, including printer daemons and print filters. Use local and remote printers, including PostScript, non-PostScript, and Samba printers.
- This tutorial is organized according to the specific objectives of the LPI exam for this topic. This tutorial can help you study for certification -- or simply build a solid foundation in Linux systems administration.
Prerequisites
To get the most from this tutorial, you should have a basic knowledge of Linux. This tutorial builds on content covered in previous tutorials in this LPI series, so you may want to first review the tutorials for exams 101 and 102.
System requirements
You should have a working Linux system on which to practice the commands covered in this tutorial.
Duration
More than 2 hours
Formats
html, pdf
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