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Using Your Printer in Linux
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6 Using Your Printer in
Linux
You can use your printer in a Linux environment.
This chapter includes:
• System Requirements
• Installing the Printer Driver
• Changing the Printer Connection Method
• Uninstalling the Printer Driver
• Using the Configuration Tool
• Changing LLPR Properties
System Requirements
Supported OS
• Redhat 6.2/7.0/7.1 and above
• Linux Mandrake 7.1/8.0 and above
• SuSE 6.4/7.0/7.1 and above
• Debian 2.2 and above
• Caldera OpenLinux 2.3/2.4 and above
• Turbo Linux 6.0 and above
• Slackware 7.0/7.1 and above
Recommended Capacities
• Pentium IV 1 GHz or higher
• RAM 256 MB or higher
•HDD 1 GB or higher
Software
• Glibc 2.1 or higher
• GTK+ 1.2 or higher
•GhostScript
N
OTES
:
• The Linux printer’s properties window that appears in this
User’s Guide may differ depending on the printer in use.
However the composition of the properties is similar.
• You can check your printer name in the supplied CD-
ROM.