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- CUPS: Common UNIX Printing System [ HTML Errata ] - this book
provides the definitive tutorial and reference for CUPS
and was written by the primary developer of CUPS,
Michael R. Sweet. You can order the CUPS book with a
special companion CD-ROM from Easy Software Products.
- An Overview of the Common UNIX Printing System,
Version 1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] - this whitepaper provides
an overview of the CUPS software and architecture.
- Software Administrators Manual, CUPS v1.1.22
[ HTML | PDF ] - the administrators manual
describes how to compile, install, configure, and manage
the CUPS software.
- Software Users Manual, CUPS v1.1.22 [ HTML | PDF ] -
the users manual describes how to print files, control
printer options, manage jobs, and configure common
applications with CUPS.
- Man Pages - these pages are available on your
system by running the man(1) command:
- Frequently Asked Questions [ HTML ] - find answers to common
questions on the FAQ page.
- CUPS How-To by Kurt Pfeifle [ HTML ] - this document
provides step-by-step instructions for common CUPS
tasks.
- Release Notes [ HTML ] - the release notes page
provides detailed change information for each CUPS
release.
- Software Version Description, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes the major changes in CUPS since
the 1.0.x branch.
- Software Programmers Manual, CUPS v1.1.22 [
HTML | PDF
] - this manual describes how to develop software and
drivers that use CUPS.
- Software Translation Guide, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] - this document
describes how to localize CUPS for different languages.
The following GIMP scripts are useful for creating the
images used by the web interface:
- Scripting Support in CUPS [ HTML ] - this page describes
the optional scripting support that is available with
CUPS 1.1.19 and higher.
- Configuration Management Plan, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes the processes and coding
standards used for the development and maintenance of
the CUPS software. The software
trouble report form included at the end of the CMP
is used as a core part of our processes.
- Interface Design Description, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes the file formats, network
protocols, and interfaces that are used by the CUPS
software.
- CUPS Implementation of IPP, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes all of the CUPS extensions to
the Internet Printing Protocol.
- Software Design Description, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document provides a high-level description of the
CUPS software modules.
- Software Performance Specification, CUPS v1.1
[ HTML | PDF ] - this document provides an
analysis of the memory, disk, and CPU used by the CUPS
software.
- Software Security Report, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes all of the known security issues
in the CUPS software and design, including denial of
service and exploitation vulnerabilities. We
recommend that all network administrators read this
document when designing or updating a network to use
CUPS.
- Software Test Plan, CUPS v1.1 [ HTML | PDF ] -
this document describes the standard testing that is
done for every software release. The tests are automated
and can be run using make test.
- RFCs: - the following IETF Request For
Comment documents were used to develop CUPS:
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