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## Advantages
- You can print on WiFi using Samba. (With unauthenticated IPP printing you are allowed to only print via Ethernet cable.)
- You can add a FI printer to your existing CUPS instance. This way, you don’t have to switch configurations.
- You can print on Wi-Fi using Samba. (With unauthenticated IPP printing you are allowed to only print via Ethernet cable.)
- You can add a FI printer to your existing CUPS instance (e.g. if you already have your own local printer). This way, you don’t have to switch configurations.
- You don’t need to have the same login on your computer as your faculty login.
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- Printers have to be installed one by one.
- Password will be stored at `/etc/cups/printers.conf` in plain text format.
- This is not the preferred way of printing on FI. (Preferred way is via Kerberos.)
- This is not the preferred way of printing on FI. (The preferred way is via Kerberos.)
## Pre-requirements
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- root access (or sudo)
- running local [CUPS](https://www.cups.org/) print server
- Samba client (`smbclient`)
- Cron system for automatic update
- Cron system for automatic updating
### Warning
If you are printing with unauthenticated IPP or Kerberized IPP, you will have to remove client configuration file for CUPS, which is located at `/etc/cups/client.conf`.
If you are printing via unauthenticated IPP or Kerberized IPP, you will have to remove the client configuration file for CUPS, which is located at `/etc/cups/client.conf`.
## Usage
Usage: `./install.pl (--cron|[--usage] <printer-name>)` , where `<printer-name>` is a valid printer name. If supplied `--usage` script will only update drivers. Passing `--cron` will only prompt user for cron installation.
Usage: `./install.pl {--cron | [--usage] <printer-name>}` , where `<printer-name>` is a valid printer name. If supplied `--usage`, the script will only update the drivers. Passing `--cron` will only prompt user for cron installation.
For example, to install printer `lj2b` run
For example, to install the printer `lj2b`, run
```shell
./install.pl lj2b
```
After running the script, you will be prompted for you faculty login(username and password) and for cron installation if not already installed.
After running the script, you will be prompted for your faculty credentials (the faculty username and the faculty password) and for cron installation if not already installed.
You may be prompted for faculty login once again on the first print job depending on your distribution.
You may be prompted for the faculty credentials once again on the first print job, depending on your distribution.
### Available printers
### Supported printers
Currently available printers:
Currently supported printers:
- copy2a
- copy3a
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- lj4p
- lj5c
#### Currently not supported printers
At the moment, copy4b and copy5b are not supported.
At the moment copy4b and copy5b are not supported.
You can find out more information on <https://www.fi.muni.cz/tech/unix/print.html>.
You can find out more information about printing in general
