Linux System Requirements; Installing On Sun Solaris Sparc - Dell 5210n Mono Laser Printer User Manual

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Linux System Requirements

Printer drivers has minimum Linux installation space requirements of 70MB in /usr/local.
Installing on RedHat Linux or SuSE Linux
1. Read Before Installing.
2. Mount the CD.
3. Change your directory to the package file directory. If you mounted your CD-ROM to /mnt/cdrom:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/unix/packages
4. Install the package file:
# rpm -ivh print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
5. Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /usr/local/dell/setup.dellprint
NOTE: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your printer CD or the Web to determine if there are any driver
plugins available.
Installing on Linspire or Debian GNU/Linux
1. Read Before Installing.
2. Mount the CD.
3. Change the directory to the package file directory. If you mounted your CD-ROM to /mnt/cdrom:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/unix/packages
4. Install the package file:
# deb -i print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.deb
5. Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /usr/local/dell/setup.dellprint
NOTE: Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your printer CD or the Web to determine if there are any driver
plugins available.

Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC

1. Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to TRUE.
2. Install the package file.
a. Check to see if you are running Volume Manager by typing the following on the command line and then pressing Enter:
# ps -ef | grep vold
If you get a response, the vold process is running, and therefore the Volume Manager is running. The CD automatically mounts. Start the package
installation program by typing:
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/unix/packages/ print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg
If there is not a response, Volume Manager is not running.
Make sure that the /cdrom directory exists.
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Mount the CD. For example, if the path to the CD-ROM drive is /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2, the command is: # mount -F hsfs -o
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ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom
Start the package installation program by typing: # pkgadd -d /cdrom/unix/packages/print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg
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b. Continue with the instructions on the screen.
3. A list of available packages appears:
To install all the packages, type all, and then press Enter.
To install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and then press Enter. For example: 1,2,3.
4. Follow the prompts, and answer any questions that appear on the screen: