README for                                                      

Printer Drivers for UNIX & LINUX Systems                           

Table of Contents
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	Overview
     Features
     Documentation
	Install Instructions
		Install Printer Drivers
	Other Operating Systems
        

Overview 
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   Printer Drivers for UNIX & LINUX Systems provides many features 
   that help ease the task of the system administrator and help 
   end-users be more productive.


Features
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The following is an overview of several of those features. 

   * Printer queue and device wizards: Administrators can use wizards 
     to help set up virtual devices and printer queues. 

   * Network printer search: The search function makes finding printers 
     in an IP Subnet or Range easier. 

   * UNIX Print subsystem integration: Print Drivers integrate with the 
     native UNIX print subsystem to work with existing printer queues 
     and software. 

   * Frequently used options: System administrators can create queues with 
     the most frequently used options as the default, such as duplex or no 
     banner page, so users do not need to specify those options. 

   * Printer options support: Users have the ability to access several printer 
     specific options such as Multipage Printing, Print and Hold, Duplex, 
     Paper Size, and so on. 

   * Job submission graphical interface: Users can use the command line tool
     in place of "lp" to access a graphic interface to override per-queue 
     options at print time.  

   * Job command line options: Users can override per-queue defaults by 
     specifying options on the lp or lpr command line. 

   * Individual user settings: Users can save their own printer queue settings
     to their home account. 

   * Bypass the native UNIX Print subsystem: You can bypass the native UNIX 
     Print subsystem and send data directly to the printer by using our 
     transport utilities. 

   * Printer groups (My Printers): Users have the ability to group printer
     queues. 
 
   * Printer classes (System V Print subsystems): Administrators have the 
     ability to manage the standard printer classes from a graphical interface. 

   * And much more.


Documentation
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   Complete user guides are available in the /unix/docs directory in
   HTML format.

   /unix/docs/userguide.html        


   Note:  User guides are available in many different languages. 

          See: /unix/docs/<lang>/index.html 


Install Instructions
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   For Detailed Installation Instructions, please see the User Guide.


Install Printer Drivers
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   Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. 
   Check your printer CD or the Web to determine if there are any driver
   plugins available for printer. See Manage plugins (software updates), 
   located in the user guide, for installation details. 

   /unix/packages/*.plugin


Other Operating Systems
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   Additional "Print Drivers Packages" can be found at IBM's Web Site 
   at http://www.ibm.com/printers.