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type: entity
title: CUPS
tags: [linux, printing, software]
related: [virtual-printer]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_druck_management_system_linux_client.md"]
---

# CUPS

**CUPS** (Common Unix Printing System) is the standard printing system used on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems. 

At the Universität Greifswald, CUPS is used to configure the [[virtual-printer]] on Linux clients. Users access the CUPS administration interface via a web browser at `localhost:631` to add the network printer using the Internet Printing Protocol (HTTPS).