Changeset 714 for pykota/trunk

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02/06/03 10:54:10 (22 years ago)
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jalet
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More clear installation instructions and list of prerequisite.

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    4444============= 
    4545 
     46Prerequisite :  
     47-------------- 
     48    
     49  You need to have the following tools installed on the CUPS Server : 
     50   
     51    - CUPS 
     52    - Python 
     53    - eGenix' mxDateTime Python extension 
     54    - PostgreSQL's PygreSQL Python extension and the PostgreSQL client 
     55      libraries. 
     56    - SNMP tools (specifically the snmpget command) 
     57     
     58  You need to have the following tools installed on the Quota Storage   
     59  Server : 
     60   
     61    - PostgreSQL 
     62     
     63  PygreSQL and the PostgreSQL client libraries's versions on the CUPS  
     64  Server must match the PostgreSQL version used on the Quota Storage  
     65  Server. 
     66   
     67  Of course the CUPS Server and the Quota Storage Server can be the   
     68  very same machine.  
     69   
     70  This list of prerequisite software may change in the future, when 
     71  PyKota will support more functionnalities you will be given  
     72  alternatives. 
     73   
     74Then :    
     75------ 
     76  
    4677Download the latest PyKota version from : 
    4778 
    4879        http://www.librelogiciel.com/software/ 
    4980 
    50 Extract it: 
     81Extract it and install it on the CUPS Server : 
    5182 
    5283        gzip -d pykota-x.xx.tar.gz | tar -xf - 
    … …  
    5485        where x.xx is PyKota's latest version number. 
    5586 
    56 Go to PyKota's directory: 
     87Go to PyKota's directory : 
    5788 
    5889        cd pykota-x.xx 
    5990 
    60 Just type: 
     91Just type : 
    6192 
    6293        python setup.py install 
    … …  
    71102Copy the conf/pykota.conf.sample sample configuration file to 
    72103CUPS' configuration directory, usually /etc/cups, under the 
    73 name pykota.conf. 
    74  
    75 Adapt this file to your own needs and configuration. 
     104name pykota.conf, and adapt this file to your own needs and  
     105configuration. 
    76106 
    77107Modify the PPD files for each printer on which you want to manage 
    … …  
    83113 
    84114Modify the path to pykota if needed, unfortunately you have to 
    85 supply the correct absolute path here due to CUPS internals. 
     115supply the correct absolute path here due to CUPS internals, or 
     116put the pykota executable into /usr/lib/cups/filter instead of 
     117into /usr/bin. 
    86118 
    87119Do this in each ppd file present in this directory if you want