Precondition
Please be aware that you must be on one of the CSLab networks in order to access our printers.
Basic Setup
Start up a terminal window and become 'root'. For example, you can get a root shell by typing:
sudo -s
or
sudo bash
Add the following line to '/etc/cups/client.conf':
ServerName 128.100.3.184 # This is the IP address of our cups server.
Do not substitute ServerName for printers.cs.toronto.edu
Setting a Default Printer
First, you need to find out which printers are available. To do so, use the following command:
lpstat -p
Once you know which printer to select, put the following line into $HOME/.cups/lpoptions:
Default lw-ba1234
This makes printer lw-ba1234 your default printer.
WARNING! Sometimes the default paper size is set to be A4, make sure it is changed to US letter.