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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