CUPS

Install and set up CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System.

GitHub	GitLab	Quality	Downloads	Version

Example Playbook

This example comes from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested with every push, pull request, and release.

---
- name: Converge
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: yes

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.cups

Before running, the machine needs preparation. In CI, this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:

---
- name: Prepare
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  gather_facts: no

  roles:
    - role: robertdebock.bootstrap

For a more detailed explanation and example, see this link on how to use these roles.

Role Variables

Defaults for the variables are found in defaults/main.yml:

---
# defaults file for cups

# Allow remote access
cups_listen: "localhost:631"
cups_serveralias: "*"

# Share local printers on the local network. (boolean)
cups_browsing: no

# Access settings for the server...
cups_locations:
  - name: /
    order: allow,deny
    allow: "@LOCAL"
  - name: /admin
    order: allow,deny
    allow: "@LOCAL"
  - name: /admin/conf
    authtype: Default
    require: user @SYSTEM
    order: allow,deny
    allow: "@LOCAL"
  - name: /admin/log
    authtype: Default
    require: user @SYSTEM
    order: allow,deny

# Cups can save job history. (boolean)
cups_preserve_job_history: yes

# Cups can offer a web interface. (boolean)
cups_web_interface: yes

Requirements

• Required pip packages are listed in requirements.txt.

State of Used Roles

The roles listed below are used to prepare a system. You can use different methods for preparation.

Requirement	GitHub	GitLab
robertdebock.bootstrap

Context

This role is part of several compatible roles. Check the documentation of these roles for more details.

Here is a list of related roles:

Compatibility

This role has been tested on the following container images:

The minimum required version of Ansible is 2.12. Testing has been done on the following versions:

• Previous version.
• Current version.
• Development version.

If you encounter any issues, please report them on GitHub.

License

Apache-2.0.

Author Information

Robert Debock

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