AIX Open Source

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.

There are no plans to update CUPS in Toolbox. We recommend to use AIX native printing support. 

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.

I hear what you are saying but you are aware that AIX native printing does NOT support any type of ipp/ipps print. That is the big draw for CUPS is the ability to encrypt print traffic in transit. With security concerns I would have to assume that a large number of companies have the requirement to encrypt all traffic that traverses the network.

I have downloaded and compiled the newer version of CUPS from openprinting.org/cups and tested and it does work. My guess is the CUPS version in the Toolbox has security flaws (it's 7 years old) and it should either be updated or removed.

There are no plans to update CUPS in Toolbox. We recommend to use AIX native printing support. 

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.

It's good to know that the newer version of CUPS compiles and works. Because sometime back, there were issues which prevented CUPS from working properly in AIX. Current AIX Toolbox team don't have much expertise in configuring CUPS in AIX. I would welcome you to share the steps which will benefit us and other AIX users.  

I hear what you are saying but you are aware that AIX native printing does NOT support any type of ipp/ipps print. That is the big draw for CUPS is the ability to encrypt print traffic in transit. With security concerns I would have to assume that a large number of companies have the requirement to encrypt all traffic that traverses the network.

I have downloaded and compiled the newer version of CUPS from openprinting.org/cups and tested and it does work. My guess is the CUPS version in the Toolbox has security flaws (it's 7 years old) and it should either be updated or removed.

There are no plans to update CUPS in Toolbox. We recommend to use AIX native printing support. 

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.

Here are the steps I used:

1. Download latest version of CUPS from https://openprinting.github.io/cups-2.4.9/
2. Remove old version of cups using:
        yum remove cups-2.2.3-3.ppc
        yum remove cups-ipptool-2.2.3-3.ppc
        yum remove cups-libs-2.2.3-3.ppc
3. Install the gcc-c++ component using:
        yum install gcc-c++
   (make sure the install added a symlink for /opt/freeware/bin/g++ to /opt/freeware/bin/g++-10)
4. Explode the gzipped tar file from 1 into /tmp (this will place it in /tmp/cups-2.4.9
5. cd /tmp/cups-2.4.9
6. Run the configure command ./configure --prefix=/opt/freeware    (to match the location of cups from the toolbox)
7. ./make
8. ./make install

This installs all of the executable files and man pages in /opt/freeware as it was before.

It's good to know that the newer version of CUPS compiles and works. Because sometime back, there were issues which prevented CUPS from working properly in AIX. Current AIX Toolbox team don't have much expertise in configuring CUPS in AIX. I would welcome you to share the steps which will benefit us and other AIX users.  

I hear what you are saying but you are aware that AIX native printing does NOT support any type of ipp/ipps print. That is the big draw for CUPS is the ability to encrypt print traffic in transit. With security concerns I would have to assume that a large number of companies have the requirement to encrypt all traffic that traverses the network.

I have downloaded and compiled the newer version of CUPS from openprinting.org/cups and tested and it does work. My guess is the CUPS version in the Toolbox has security flaws (it's 7 years old) and it should either be updated or removed.

There are no plans to update CUPS in Toolbox. We recommend to use AIX native printing support. 

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.

These build steps are fine. Actually I meant , how to configure CUPS in AIX to do the printing jobs. 

Here are the steps I used:

1. Download latest version of CUPS from https://openprinting.github.io/cups-2.4.9/
2. Remove old version of cups using:
        yum remove cups-2.2.3-3.ppc
        yum remove cups-ipptool-2.2.3-3.ppc
        yum remove cups-libs-2.2.3-3.ppc
3. Install the gcc-c++ component using:
        yum install gcc-c++
   (make sure the install added a symlink for /opt/freeware/bin/g++ to /opt/freeware/bin/g++-10)
4. Explode the gzipped tar file from 1 into /tmp (this will place it in /tmp/cups-2.4.9
5. cd /tmp/cups-2.4.9
6. Run the configure command ./configure --prefix=/opt/freeware    (to match the location of cups from the toolbox)
7. ./make
8. ./make install

This installs all of the executable files and man pages in /opt/freeware as it was before.

It's good to know that the newer version of CUPS compiles and works. Because sometime back, there were issues which prevented CUPS from working properly in AIX. Current AIX Toolbox team don't have much expertise in configuring CUPS in AIX. I would welcome you to share the steps which will benefit us and other AIX users.  

I hear what you are saying but you are aware that AIX native printing does NOT support any type of ipp/ipps print. That is the big draw for CUPS is the ability to encrypt print traffic in transit. With security concerns I would have to assume that a large number of companies have the requirement to encrypt all traffic that traverses the network.

I have downloaded and compiled the newer version of CUPS from openprinting.org/cups and tested and it does work. My guess is the CUPS version in the Toolbox has security flaws (it's 7 years old) and it should either be updated or removed.

There are no plans to update CUPS in Toolbox. We recommend to use AIX native printing support. 

The latest version of CUPS available in the AIX toolbox is 2.2.3.3. That version came out in 2017. Current is 2.3.3.