Introduction to Printing in the Solaris Operating System

This chapter provides an introduction to printing in the Solaris Operating System ( Solaris OS). Conceptual information about Solaris printing services, tools, and protocols is described. Each of the subsequent chapters in this book describe how to use these tools, protocols, and technologies to administer printing services and printers.

Several terms and concepts that are introduced in this chapter and are used frequently throughout this book. To fully grasp printing concepts, a basic understanding of these concepts and terms is essential. For a complete listing of all the printing concepts and terms, see Glossary.

This is a list of the information in this chapter.

• What's New in Printing?

• Fundamentals of Printing in the Solaris Operating System

• Overview of the Solaris Printing Architecture

• Implementation of the Open Standard Print API

• Using Printing Protocols in the Solaris Release

• Overview of Solaris Print Manager

• Overview of the LP Print Service

• The Solaris Print Client-Server Process

• Where to Find Printing Tasks