6 Using Your Printer in Linux
You can use your printer in a Linux environment.
This chapter includes:
•System Requirements
•Installing the Printer Driver
•Changing the Printer Connection Method
•Uninstalling the Printer Driver
•Using the Configuration Tool
•Changing LLPR Properties
System Requirements
Supported OS
•Redhat 6.2/7.0/7.1 and above
•Linux Mandrake 7.1/8.0 and above
•SuSE 6.4/7.0/7.1 and above
•Debian 2.2 and above
•Caldera OpenLinux 2.3/2.4 and above
•Turbo Linux 6.0 and above
•Slackware 7.0/7.1 and above
Recommended Capacities
•Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher
•RAM 256 MB or higher
•HDD 1 GB or higher
Software
•Glibc 2.1 or higher
•GTK+ 1.2 or higher
•GhostScript
NOTES:
•The Linux printer’s properties window that appears in this User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use. However the composition of the properties is similar.
•You can check your printer name in the supplied CD- ROM.
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