Suse 8.0 - Axis 5900 User Manual

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

SuSE 8.0

Invocation of YaST2
Print Queues
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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
configuration script. Once you get accustomed to its GUI, you'll be able
to configure local and network printers.
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.
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.
to invoke this
lprsetup
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