Axis Communications 560, 540+ user manual SuSE

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

SuSE 8.0

The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with some enhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats (including HTML, if html2ps is installed).

There are two ways to setup printers on SuSE systems:

• YaST2 will let you configure "PostScript", "DeskJet" and "Other

	printers", supported by Ghostscript drivers; it's also possible to setup
	HP's GDI printers (DeskJet 710/720, 820, 1000, via the "ppa" package).
	YaST2 will provide /etc/printcap entries for every printer ("raw", "ascii",
	"auto" and "color", if the printer to configure is a color printer). YaST2
	will create spool directories and it will arrange apsfilterrc files, where
	you're able to fine tune some settings (Ghostscript preloads, paper size,
	paper orientation, resolution, printer escape sequences, etc.). With
	YaST2 it's also possible to setup network printers (TCP/IP, Samba, or
	Novell NetWare Printer).
	• SuSE includes the regular SETUP program from the original apsfilter
	package (with some enhancements); run lprsetup to invoke this
	configuration script. Once you get accustomed to its GUI, you'll be able
	to configure local and network printers.
Invocation of YaST2	On the Gnome desktop select YaST2 Menu Button (on the panel) => Yast
	Control Center => Hardware => Edit Printers to start the Printer
	Configuration tool. On the KDE desktop select YaST Menu Button (on the
	panel) => Yast2 modules => Hardware => Edit printers to start the graphic
	version.
Print Queues	SuSE and YaST2 differ between these printer connections:
	• Local printers (Parallel, Serial and Disk File)
	• LPD protocol network printing (Forward queue to a remote LPD and
	Prefiltered queue for an LPD forwarding queue)
	• Other network printing (Samba/Windows, Novell)
	The SuSE installation manual explains the setup procedures in detail.

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