Installing driver over the network

6Run the install script. “./install –i

install is the installer script file which is used to install or uninstall the UNIX Printer Driver package.

Use “chmod 755 install” command to give the permission to the installer script.

7Execute the “. /install –c command to verify installation results.

8Run “installprinter” from the command line. This will bring up the Add Printer Wizard window. Setup the printer in this window referring to

the following procedures.

On some UNIX OS, for example on Solaris 10, just added printers may not be enabled and/or may not accept jobs. In this case run the following two commands on the root terminal:

accept <printer_name>

enable <printer_name>

Uninstalling the printer driver package

The utility should be used to delete the printer installed in the system.

aRun “uninstallprinter” command from the terminal.

It will open the Uninstall Printer Wizard.

The installed printers are listed in the drop-down list.

bSelect the printer to be deleted.

cClick Delete to delete the printer from the system.

dExecute the “. /install –d command to uninstall the whole package.

eTo verify removal results, execute the “. /install –c command.

To re-install it, use the command “. /install –i to reinstall the binaries.

Setting up the printer

To add the printer to your UNIX system, run ‘installprinter’ from the command line. This will bring up the Add Printer Wizard window. Setup the printer in this window according to the following steps:

1Type the name of the printer.

2Select the appropriate printer model from the model list.

3Enter any description corresponding to the type of the printer in the Type field. This is optional.

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