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Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS)
This section provides information for installing or setting up the printer driver with CUPS (Common UNIX Printing
System) on Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux
®
5/6 Desktop or SUSE
®
Linux Enterprise Desktop 10/11.
Operation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 Desktop
Setup Overview
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/6 Desktop:
1
Install the printer driver.
2
Set up the print queue.
3
Specify the default queue.
4
Specify the printing options.
Installing the Printer Driver
CAUTION: Before you install the printer driver on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, confirm that Update 6 or higher is applied to your
operating system. Consult your Linux distributor for the upgrade of your system.
1
Select
Applications
→
System Tools
(
Accessories
for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop)
→
Terminal
.
2
Type the following command in the terminal window.
su
(Type the administrator password)
rpm -ivh (Type the file path)/Dell-C3760-Color-
Laser-x.x-x.noarch.rpm
The printer driver is installed.
Setting Up the Queue
To execute printing, you must set up the print queue on your workstation.
For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Desktop:
1
Open the URL "
http://localhost:631
" using a web browser.
2
Click
Administration
.
3
Click
Add Printer.
Type the name of the printer in the
Name
box in the
Add New Printer
window, and click
Continue
.
You can optionally specify the location and description of the printer for further information.
For network connections:
a
Select
LPD/LPR Host or Printer
from the
Device
menu, and click
Continue
.
b
Type the IP address of the printer in
Device URI
, and click
Continue
.
Format:
lpd://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
(the IP address of the printer)
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