Beyond Linux® From Scratch (systemd Edition) - Version r12.4-1405

Chapter 46. Printing

cups-browsed-2.1.1

Introduction to cups-browsed

The cups-browsed daemon is used to browse the network for remote CUPS queues and IPP network printers and automatically create local queues pointing to them.

[Note]

Note

This package is known to build and work properly using an LFS 13.0 platform.

Package Information

cups-browsed Dependencies

Required

Avahi-0.8, libcupsfilters-2.1.1 and libppd-2.1.1

Optional

OpenLDAP-2.6.12

Installation of cups-browsed

Install cups-browsed by running the following commands: 

./configure --prefix=/usr                \
            --with-cups-rundir=/run/cups \
            --without-rcdir              \
            --disable-static             \
            --docdir=/usr/share/doc/cups-browsed-2.1.1 &&
make

This package does not come with a functional test suite.

Now, as the root user: 

make install

Install the systemd unit by running the following command as the root user: 

install -v -m644 daemon/cups-browsed.service /lib/systemd/system/cups-browsed.service

Command Explanations

--disable-static: This switch prevents installation of static versions of the libraries.

--with-cups-rundir=/run/cups: Defines the directory containing transient printing data. The default /var/run/cups is obsolete.

--without-rcdir: This switch disables installation of the bundled bootscript which is not compatible with BLFS.

Configuring cups-browsed

Systemd Unit

To start the cups-browsed daemon at boot, enable the previously installed systemd unit by running the following command as the root user: 

systemctl enable cups-browsed

Contents

Installed Programs: cups-browsed
Installed Libraries: None
Installed Directories: None

Short Descriptions

cups-browsed

is a daemon for browsing the Bonjour and CUPS broadcasts of shared, remote CUPS printers