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Installing Printer Drivers on the

Linux Computers (CUPS)

This section provides information for installing or setting up the printer driver
with CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) on Red Hat®Enterprise Linux®
4 WS/5 Client or SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 10/11.
NOTE: The images used and procedures described in this manual are those of
Dell 2150cn Color Printer.

Operation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/5

Client

Setup Overview
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 WS/5 Client:
1
Install the printer driver.
2
Set up the print queue.
3
Specify the default queue.
4
Specify the printing options.
Installing the Printer Driver
NOTICE: Before you install the printer driver on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4,
confirm that Update 5 or higher is applied to your operating system. Consult your
Linux distributor for the upgrade of your system.
1
Double-click
Dell-2150-Color-Printer-x.x-x.i686.rpm
in the
Drivers and
Utilities
CD.
2
Type the administrator password.
3
Click
Continue
in the
Completed System Preparation
window.
Installation starts. When the installation is complete, the window is
automatically closed.