Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux
Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator. This operating environment has an integrated printer driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.
Instructions:
Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal window.
SuSE YaST2 is the recommended printing tool. It contains a printer driver list as well as printer detection capability.
Instructions:
To start the Printer Configuration tool, select this from the Desktop:
YaST2 menu button (on the panel) In Yast Control Center Hardware
Edit Printers
Notes:
•A versatile IPP client for UNIX/Linux is CUPS. It can be downloaded from the Common Unix Printing System’s Web site at www.cups.org
•If you don't find your specific printer in your distribution, have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html
Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager
Using the Mandrake 8.2 distribution (with CUPS installed) and the KDE windows manger as an example, a typical
1.Click Hardware Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked.
2.Click Expert Mode to be able to add a network printer.
3.Click the Add a new printer button.
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