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8.5 Setting Up a Printer
YaST can be used to configure a local printer that is directly connected to your machine
(normally with USB or parallel port) and to set up printing with network printers. It is
also possible to share printers over the network and to add 3rd party "drivers" (PostScript
Printer Description (PPD) files). Further information about printing (concepts, technical
details, and troubleshooting) is available in Chapter 10, Printer Operation (↑Adminis-
tration Guide).
In YaST, click Hardware > Printer to start the printer module. By default it opens in
the Printer Configurations view, displaying a list of all printers available and configured.
This is especially useful when having access to a lot of printers via the network. From
here you can also Print a Test Page on the selected printer and configure local printers.
8.5.1 Configuring Local Printers
If an unconfigured local printer is detected, YaST starts automatically to configure it.
YaST can configure the printer automatically if the parallel or USB port can be set up
automatically and the connected printer can be detected. The printer model must also
be listed in the database used during the automatic hardware detection.
If the printer model is unknown or cannot be automatically detected, configure it man-
ually. There are two possible reasons why a printer is not automatically detected:
• The printer does not identify itself correctly. This may apply to very old devices.
Try to configure your printer as described in
(page 136).
• If the manual configuration does not work, communication between printer and
computer is not possible. Check the cable and the plugs to make sure that the
printer is properly connected. If this is the case, the problem may not be printer-
related, but rather a USB or parallel port–related problem.
Configuring Manually
To manually configure the printer, select Add in the Printer Configurations view. YaST
will load a list of printer drivers—this may take some time. Use the Connection Wizard
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Section "Configuring Manually"
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