Xerox P8EX Spire CXP8000 Color Server - User Guide - Page 128
Printing from Linux, Linux Command Line
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114 Chapter 3 - Working From a Client Workstation 15. Click OK. The printer icon appears on your desktop. You can now print your jobs using this printer through a TCP/IP protocol. Printing from Linux The following procedure describes how to print from Linux to the Spire CXP8000 color server using the command line or by defining a printer using the Linux user interface (in this case Red Hat Linux). Note: You do not need to use the Spire CXP8000 color server PPD file when you print from Linux. Linux Command Line 1. Select System Tools>Terminal Window to open a Terminal window. 2. If your Linux computer is not configured with DHCP in the network settings, you will need to add the hostname and TCP/IP address of the Spire CXP8000 color server that you want to print. You add the hostname in the /etc/hosts file. 3. Locate the directory that contains your file(s), and then type the following command: # lpr -P @ For example: # lpr -P OPAL3_ProcessPrint@opal3 letter.ps Note: All commands and printer names are case-sensitive. The server name is the name defined in the /etc/hosts file or the registered name in the DNS server on your network (DHCP use). 4. Press ENTER. Your file is printed to the Spire CXP8000 color server.