Printing with cups (linux), Operation on red hat 8/9, Setting overview – Dell 3100cn Color Laser Printer User Manual
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Printing With CUPS (Linux)
This section provides information for printing or setting up the printer driver with CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) on Red Hat 8/9 and SuSE 8.2/9.
Operation on Red Hat 8/9
Setting Overview
If you use Red Hat 8, you need to first confirm that the printing system is set to CUPS on your workstation. But if you use Red Hat 9, you do not need to do
this because the CUPS is preinstalled as the default printing system.
Red Hat 8:
1.
Confirm that the printing system is set to CUPS.
2.
Install CUPS if necessary.
3.
Install the printer driver.
4.
Set up the print queue.
5.
Specify the default queue.
6.
Specify the printing options.
Red Hat 9:
1.
Install the printer driver.
2.
Set up the print queue.
3.
Specify the default queue.
4.
Specify the printing options.
Confirming the Printing System (For Red Hat 8)
Make sure that the default printing system is set to CUPS on your operating system.
1.
Select GNOME Menu ® System Settings ®Printer System Switcher.
2.
Type the administrator's password.
3.
When CUPS is selected as Available Printing System, click OK. Go to "
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When LPRng is selected as Available Printing System, select CUPS and click OK. If CUPS is not displayed, CUPS is not installed on your workstation.
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Installing CUPS (For Red Hat 8)
4.
If you change the printing system in step 3, select GNOME Menu ® System Tools ® Terminal to activate the terminal window. Type as follows.
Installing CUPS (For Red Hat 8)
1.
Select GNOME Menu ® System Settings ® Packages.
2.
Type the administrator's password.
3.
Scroll down to the bottom of the Add or Remove Packages window.
4.
Click Details in Printing Support.
NOTE:
If you use Red Hat 9, skip this section and go to "
su
(Type the administrator's password)
/etc/init.d/cups start
/etc/init.d/lpd stop
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