How to configre netwrok printer to Linux.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

I want to add one network laser printer to my RHEL AS 4.0 Server.

Please let me know the commands and also any package needs to be installed?

Thansk,

Gulam.

[Ivan Ferreira · Accepted solution]

Just run system-config-printer from an X session.

You can use also a browser connection to localhost:631. I suggest you to use system-config-printer.

[~sesh]

Traditionally Linux printing used CUPS (Common Unix Printing System). I think this needs to be installed & running (cupsd). I think you will also need the printer drivers as well.

[skt_skt]

you may make use of printconf-tui too.

Also lpd on
rhel 2.1 is replaced with cupsd on rhel 3 and rhel 4

[Yogeeraj_1]

hi Gulam,

# rpm -qvi cups
Name : cups Relocations: (not relocatable)
Version : 1.1.22 Vendor: Red Hat, Inc.
Release : 0.rc1.9.11 Build Date: Wed 12 Apr 2006 05:38:28 PM MUT
Install Date: Wed 13 Jun 2007 12:16:42 PM MUT Build Host: js20-bc1-12.build.redhat.com
Group : System Environment/Daemons Source RPM: cups-1.1.22-0.rc1.9.11.src.rpm
Size : 4285164 License: GPL
Signature : DSA/SHA1, Wed 07 Jun 2006 06:42:46 PM MUT, Key ID 219180cddb42a60e
Packager : Red Hat, Inc. <>
URL : http://www.cups.org/
Summary : Common Unix Printing System
Description :
The Common UNIX Printing System provides a portable printing layer for
UNIX(R) operating systems. It has been developed by Easy Software Products
to promote a standard printing solution for all UNIX vendors and users.
CUPS provides the System V and Berkeley command-line interfaces.
#


If you have CUPS installed, you can already use the standard printing commands.

If you need any further assistance, please let us know.

kind regards
yogeeraj

[Sitarama.H.N]

Hi,
Please study this attachment you will know how to configure a printer in linux

Regards