12.1 Installing a Printer
Before you can install a printer, you need to have the
root password and your printer information ready.
Depending on how you connect to the printer, you might need the
printer URI, TCP/IP address or host, and the driver for
the printer. A number of common printer drivers ship with
SLED. If you cannot find a driver for the printer, check the
printer manufacturer’s Web site.
To set up a printer in KDE, start the Printing Manager from
the main menu (). Alternatively, press
F2
and enter kcontrol. In the
left-hand navigation bar of the KDE Control Center, click .
You can set up a printer as root with the help of a
wizard, as described in the following. If you are not sure which
option to choose and which information to enter, ask your system
administrator.
For detailed information about how to access and configure a Windows
network printer, refer to Section 9.5,
Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer.
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Click and enter the
root password.
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Click and select . The opens.
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Click .
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Select the type of connection for this printer. The
following options are available:
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:
A printer that is attached to your workstation through a
parallel, serial, or USB connection.
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: A printer attached to
a different UNIX or Linux system that can be accessed over
a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer attached
to another Linux system on your network).
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: A printer
attached to a different system that is sharing the printer
over a SMB network (for example, a printer attached to a
Microsoft Windows machine).
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: A printer
connected to the network using the TCP protocol.
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:
A printer attached to a different Linux system on the same
network running CUPS or a printer configured on another
operating system using IPP.
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: A printer connected to the network using the
IPP/HTTP protocol.
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: If your printer
does not fit one of the classes above, choose this
option.
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: To find printers by
a specific class, choose this option.
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Click and enter the information
required for your choice. In the last wizard dialog, click
. The wizard closes.
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Click to close the dialog.
When printing from an application in KDE, you can now select
the printer in the KPrinter dialog and start a print job. For more
information about sending and monitoring print jobs in KDE, refer
to Section 12.4,
Starting Print Jobs in KDE.
