7. Printing

Contributed by Sean Kelly <kelly@fsl.noaa.gov>
30 September 1995

In order to use printers with FreeBSD, you will need to set them up to work with the Berkeley line printer spooling system, also known as the LPD spooling system. It is the standard printer control system in FreeBSD. This section introduces the LPD spooling system, often simply called LPD.

If you are already familiar with LPD or another printer spooling system, you may wish to skip to section Setting up the spooling system.

7.1. What the Spooler Does

7.2. Why You Should Use the Spooler

7.3. Setting Up the Spooling System

7.4. Simple Printer Setup

7.4.1. Hardware Setup

7.4.2. Software Setup

7.5. Using Printers

7.5.1. Printing Jobs

7.5.2. Checking Jobs

7.5.3. Removing Jobs

7.5.4. Beyond Plain Text: Printing Options

7.5.5. Administrating Printers

7.6. Advanced Printer Setup

7.6.1. Filters

7.6.2. Header Pages

7.6.3. Networked Printing

7.6.4. Restricting Printer Usage

7.6.5. Accounting for Printer Usage

7.7. Alternatives to the Standard Spooler

7.8. Acknowledgments