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Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS)
Printing From the Applications
When you have finished setting up the queue, you can print jobs from the applications. Start the print job from the
application, and specify the queue in the print dialog box.
However, sometimes you can print only from the default queue depending on the application (for example Mozilla).
In these cases, before you start printing, set queue you want to print to as the default queue. For information on
specifying the default queue, see "Setting the Default Queue."
Setting the Default Queue
1
Select
Applications
System Tools
Terminal
.
2
Enter the following command in the terminal window.
Specifying the Printing Options
You can specify the printing options such as color mode.
1
Open the URL "
http://localhost:631
" using a web browser.
2
Click
Administration
.
3
Click
Manage Printers
.
4
Click the queue name for which you want to specify the printing options.
5
Select
Set Default Options
from the
Administration
menu.
6
Click the desired setting item, specify the required settings, and click
Set Default Options
.
The message
Printer xxx default options have been set successfully.
appears.
The setting is complete.
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
1
Select
Applications
System Tools
Terminal
.
2
Enter the following command in the terminal window to delete the print queue.
3
Repeat the command above for all queues for the same model.
4
Enter the following command in the terminal window.
The printer driver is uninstalled.
sudo lpadmin -d
(Enter the queue name)
(Enter the administrator password)
sudo /usr/sbin/lpadmin -x
(Enter the print queue
name)
(Enter the administrator password)
sudo dpkg –e Dell-Color-MFP-E525w
(Enter the administrator password)