Automatic Printing System with Open Source Tools

It is the slides for COSCUP[1] 2013 talk, "Automatic Printing System with Open Source Tools".

It explains how to setup automatic printing system on Linux and includes some tips for it.

[1] COSCUP: http://coscup.org/

Transcript

1. 2013/08/03 @ COSCUP 2013
   Automatic Printing System
   with Open Source Tools
   Mosky
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2. This Slide
   ✤ This slide is available at:
   https://speakerdeck.com/mosky/automatic-printing-system-with-
   open-source-tools
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3. Mosky
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4. Mosky
   ✤ I am working at www.pinkoi.com .
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5. Mosky
   ✤ I am working at www.pinkoi.com .
   ✤ I've been using Ubuntu everyday since 2009.
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6. Mosky
   ✤ I am working at www.pinkoi.com .
   ✤ I've been using Ubuntu everyday since 2009.
   ✤ A speaker at PyCon TW 2013, 2012, PyCon JP 2012, ...
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7. Mosky
   ✤ I am working at www.pinkoi.com .
   ✤ I've been using Ubuntu everyday since 2009.
   ✤ A speaker at PyCon TW 2013, 2012, PyCon JP 2012, ...
   ✤ http://mosky.tw/
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8. Outline
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9. Outline
   ✤ The Motivation
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10. Outline
    ✤ The Motivation
    ✤ Setup Printing System on Linux
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11. Outline
    ✤ The Motivation
    ✤ Setup Printing System on Linux
    ✤ Convert Web to PDF
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12. Outline
    ✤ The Motivation
    ✤ Setup Printing System on Linux
    ✤ Convert Web to PDF
    ✤ The Tips
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13. The Motivation
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14. It's just out of control!
    We have to issue more than 1,000 invoices per month.
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15. It's just out of control!
    We have to issue more than 1,000 invoices per month.
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16. We love hand-made stuff.
    Pinkoi is the largest online community and marketplace for designers in Asia
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17. We love hand-made stuff.
    Pinkoi is the largest online community and marketplace for designers in Asia
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18. So we build it for ourselves
    with many cups of coffee.
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19. So we build it for ourselves
    with many cups of coffee.
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20. Setup Printing System on Linux
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21. The Check List
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22. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
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23. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
    ✤ http://www.cups.org/
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24. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
    ✤ http://www.cups.org/
    ✤ http://localhost:631/
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25. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
    ✤ http://www.cups.org/
    ✤ http://localhost:631/
    ✤ A printer which has an IP address.
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26. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
    ✤ http://www.cups.org/
    ✤ http://localhost:631/
    ✤ A printer which has an IP address.
    ✤ http://192.168.2.100/
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27. The Check List
    ✤ A computer installed Linux and CUPS
    (Common Unix Printing System).
    ✤ http://www.cups.org/
    ✤ http://localhost:631/
    ✤ A printer which has an IP address.
    ✤ http://192.168.2.100/
    ✤ lpd://192.168.2.100/
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28. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
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29. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
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30. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
    ✤ $ lpinfo --make-and-model 'P1006' -m
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31. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
    ✤ $ lpinfo --make-and-model 'P1006' -m
    ✤ drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_p1006-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet
    p1006 hpijs, 3.10.2, requires proprietary plugin
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32. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
    ✤ $ lpinfo --make-and-model 'P1006' -m
    ✤ drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_p1006-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet
    p1006 hpijs, 3.10.2, requires proprietary plugin
    ✤ Add the printer with the driver we found from the above command:
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33. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
    ✤ $ lpinfo --make-and-model 'P1006' -m
    ✤ drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_p1006-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet
    p1006 hpijs, 3.10.2, requires proprietary plugin
    ✤ Add the printer with the driver we found from the above command:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p -v socket:// -m -E
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34. Setup Printer with CUPS' Driver
    ✤ Find the driver for your printer:
    ✤ $ lpinfo --make-and-model 'P1006' -m
    ✤ drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_p1006-hpijs.ppd HP LaserJet
    p1006 hpijs, 3.10.2, requires proprietary plugin
    ✤ Add the printer with the driver we found from the above command:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p -v socket:// -m -E
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p 'hp-p1006' -v socket://192.168.2.100 -m
    drv:///hpijs.drv/hp-laserjet_p1006-hpijs.ppd -E
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35. Setup Printer with PPD
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36. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
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37. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
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38. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
    ✤ Put the PPD file in:
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39. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
    ✤ Put the PPD file in:
    ✤ /usr/share/cups/model
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40. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
    ✤ Put the PPD file in:
    ✤ /usr/share/cups/model
    ✤ Add the printer with this PPD file:
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41. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
    ✤ Put the PPD file in:
    ✤ /usr/share/cups/model
    ✤ Add the printer with this PPD file:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p -v lpd:///lp -m -E
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42. Setup Printer with PPD
    ✤ Find the PPD file for your printer:
    ✤ http://www.openprinting.org/drivers
    ✤ Put the PPD file in:
    ✤ /usr/share/cups/model
    ✤ Add the printer with this PPD file:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p -v lpd:///lp -m -E
    ✤ $ lpadmin -E -p 'hp-p1006' -v lpd://192.168.2.100/lp -m
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43. More about lpadmin
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44. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
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45. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -p -E
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46. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -p -E
    ✤ Set a printer as default:
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47. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -p -E
    ✤ Set a printer as default:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -d
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48. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -p -E
    ✤ Set a printer as default:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -d
    ✤ Remove a printer:
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49. More about lpadmin
    ✤ Enable a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -p -E
    ✤ Set a printer as default:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -d
    ✤ Remove a printer:
    ✤ $ lpadmin -x
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50. Check Printer is Online
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51. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
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52. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
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53. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
    ✤ Check the status of printer:
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54. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
    ✤ Check the status of printer:
    ✤ $ lpstat -a / $ lpstat -t
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55. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
    ✤ Check the status of printer:
    ✤ $ lpstat -a / $ lpstat -t
    ✤ Troubleshooting:
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56. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
    ✤ Check the status of printer:
    ✤ $ lpstat -a / $ lpstat -t
    ✤ Troubleshooting:
    ✤ $ nc -v
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57. Check Printer is Online
    ✤ Just print a test file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P
    ✤ Check the status of printer:
    ✤ $ lpstat -a / $ lpstat -t
    ✤ Troubleshooting:
    ✤ $ nc -v
    ✤ $ nmap -p
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58. Convert Web to PDF
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59. The Packages
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60. The Packages
    ✤ Use wkhtmltopdf to convert Web to PDF.
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61. The Packages
    ✤ Use wkhtmltopdf to convert Web to PDF.
    ✤ $ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
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62. The Packages
    ✤ Use wkhtmltopdf to convert Web to PDF.
    ✤ $ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ https://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/
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63. The Packages
    ✤ Use wkhtmltopdf to convert Web to PDF.
    ✤ $ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ https://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/
    ✤ If you don't have X Window, you also need xvfb.
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64. The Packages
    ✤ Use wkhtmltopdf to convert Web to PDF.
    ✤ $ sudo apt-get install wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ https://code.google.com/p/wkhtmltopdf/
    ✤ If you don't have X Window, you also need xvfb.
    ✤ $ sudo apt-get install xvfb
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65. The Usage
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66. The Usage
    ✤ with X Window:
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67. The Usage
    ✤ with X Window:
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf
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68. The Usage
    ✤ with X Window:
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf -T 0 -L 0 -R 0 -B 0 --page-size A4 --
    encoding utf-8
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69. The Usage
    ✤ with X Window:
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf -T 0 -L 0 -R 0 -B 0 --page-size A4 --
    encoding utf-8
    ✤ without X window:
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70. The Usage
    ✤ with X Window:
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf
    ✤ $ wkhtmltopdf -T 0 -L 0 -R 0 -B 0 --page-size A4 --
    encoding utf-8
    ✤ without X window:
    ✤ $ xvfb-run -a -s "-screen 0 640x480x16" wkhtmltopdf -T 0
    -L 0 -R 0 -B 0 --page-size A4 --encoding utf-8
    
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71. Send File to Printer
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72. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
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73. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
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74. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
    ✤ Show printer queue:
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75. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
    ✤ Show printer queue:
    ✤ $ lpq -P
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76. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
    ✤ Show printer queue:
    ✤ $ lpq -P
    ✤ $ lpq -a
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77. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
    ✤ Show printer queue:
    ✤ $ lpq -P
    ✤ $ lpq -a
    ✤ Cancel print job:
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78. Send File to Printer
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ $ lpr -P ...
    ✤ Show printer queue:
    ✤ $ lpq -P
    ✤ $ lpq -a
    ✤ Cancel print job:
    ✤ $ lprm -P ...
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79. PyCUPS
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80. PyCUPS
    ✤ PyPI
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81. PyCUPS
    ✤ PyPI
    ✤ https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycups
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82. PyCUPS
    ✤ PyPI
    ✤ https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycups
    ✤ Get connection:
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83. PyCUPS
    ✤ PyPI
    ✤ https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycups
    ✤ Get connection:
    ✤ import cups
    conn = cups.Connection()
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84. PyCUPS - Get Printers
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85. PyCUPS - Get Printers
    ✤ Get printers:
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86. PyCUPS - Get Printers
    ✤ Get printers:
    ✤ conn.getPrinters()
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87. PyCUPS - Get Printers
    ✤ Get printers:
    ✤ conn.getPrinters()
    ✤ Example output:
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88. PyCUPS - Get Printers
    ✤ Get printers:
    ✤ conn.getPrinters()
    ✤ Example output:
    ✤ {u'hp': {'device-uri': u'lpd://192.168.0.100/lp',
    'printer-info': u'hp',
    # 3: prepared to print; 4: printing; 5: this device is stop
    'printer-state': 3,
    'printer-state-message': u'Data file sent successfully',
    'printer-state-reasons': [u'none'],
    ...
    'printer-uri-supported': u'ipp://localhost:631/printers/hp'}}
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89. PyCUPS - Print File
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90. PyCUPS - Print File
    ✤ Print file:
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91. PyCUPS - Print File
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ conn.printFile(printer, filename, title, options)
    conn.printFiles(printer, filenames, title, options)
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92. PyCUPS - Print File
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ conn.printFile(printer, filename, title, options)
    conn.printFiles(printer, filenames, title, options)
    ✤ Example:
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93. PyCUPS - Print File
    ✤ Print file:
    ✤ conn.printFile(printer, filename, title, options)
    conn.printFiles(printer, filenames, title, options)
    ✤ Example:
    ✤ conn.printFile(printer, filepath,
    os.path.basename(filepath), {})
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94. PyCUPS - Get Jobs
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95. PyCUPS - Get Jobs
    ✤ Get jobs:
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96. PyCUPS - Get Jobs
    ✤ Get jobs:
    ✤ conn.getJobs(which_jobs='not-completed', my_jobs=False,
    limit=-1, first_job_id=-1, requested_attributes=None)
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97. PyCUPS - Get Jobs
    ✤ Get jobs:
    ✤ conn.getJobs(which_jobs='not-completed', my_jobs=False,
    limit=-1, first_job_id=-1, requested_attributes=None)
    ✤ The which_jobs can be 'not-completed', 'completed' or 'all'.
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98. PyCUPS - Get Jobs
    ✤ Get jobs:
    ✤ conn.getJobs(which_jobs='not-completed', my_jobs=False,
    limit=-1, first_job_id=-1, requested_attributes=None)
    ✤ The which_jobs can be 'not-completed', 'completed' or 'all'.
    ✤ It returns a dict, indexed by job id, of dicts representing job attributes.
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99. The Tips
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100. The Error Log
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101. The Error Log
     ✤ $ sudo tail -f /var/log/cups/error_log
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102. About Template (CSS)
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103. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
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104. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
     ✤ The steps of adjusting output:
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105. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
     ✤ The steps of adjusting output:
     ✤ Create 1x1 cm div block.
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106. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
     ✤ The steps of adjusting output:
     ✤ Create 1x1 cm div block.
     ✤ Print it.
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107. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
     ✤ The steps of adjusting output:
     ✤ Create 1x1 cm div block.
     ✤ Print it.
     ✤ Use zoom to adjust.
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108. About Template (CSS)
     ✤ Use cm/mm as your unit ...
     ✤ The steps of adjusting output:
     ✤ Create 1x1 cm div block.
     ✤ Print it.
     ✤ Use zoom to adjust.
     ✤ Avoid floating structure.
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109. Live Demo
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110. Live Demo
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111. Video Demo
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114. The End
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115. The End
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116. The End
     ✤ CUPS
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117. The End
     ✤ CUPS
     ✤ lpadmin, lpstat, lpr, lpq, lprm, ...
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118. The End
     ✤ CUPS
     ✤ lpadmin, lpstat, lpr, lpq, lprm, ...
     ✤ wxhtmltopdf
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119. The End
     ✤ CUPS
     ✤ lpadmin, lpstat, lpr, lpq, lprm, ...
     ✤ wxhtmltopdf
     ✤ PyCUPS
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120. The End
     ✤ CUPS
     ✤ lpadmin, lpstat, lpr, lpq, lprm, ...
     ✤ wxhtmltopdf
     ✤ PyCUPS
     ✤ Some tips
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121. The End
     ✤ CUPS
     ✤ lpadmin, lpstat, lpr, lpq, lprm, ...
     ✤ wxhtmltopdf
     ✤ PyCUPS
     ✤ Some tips
     ✤ Any Question?
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