Installing The Printer Driver; Installing Ppd File From The Command Line; Adding The Printer Using Printer Configuration - Konica Minolta bizhub 36 User Manual

7.1

Installing the printer driver

7 Installation on Linux Computers
This chapter describes the settings necessary when using Linux and the procedure for installing printer driv-
ers for Linux.
Reference
- As an example, the descriptions of the operations for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are provided in this
chapter.
7.1 Installing the printer driver
7.1.1

Installing PPD File From the Command Line

Reference
- Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to exit all running applications.
- Root privileges are required in order to install ppd file.
1
Insert the Drivers CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer.
2
Copy the ppd file from the Drivers CD-ROM to the "/usr/share/cups/model" on the computer.
% A ppd file for each language is available in the corresponding "Drivers/LinuxPPD/<language>" fold-
er on the Drivers CD-ROM. Use the appropriate ppd file for the language.
3
From the Main Menu, select [Applications], then [Accessories], then [Terminal].
4
Enter the command "/etc/init.d/cups restart", and press the Enter key.
5
Quit Terminal.
6
Remove the Drivers CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
This completes the printer driver installation.
7.1.2

Adding the Printer Using Printer configuration

Reference
- Before proceeding with the installation, be sure to exit all running applications.
- Root privileges are required in order to add the printer.
1
Connect the machine to a computer or the network.
With a USB connection, the following dialog box appears. Click [Cancel] to close the dialog box.
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