<html><head><meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"><title>Setting up a Printer in KDE</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.57.0"><meta name="description" content="The document describes the steps required to set up a printer (parallel or USB) using the KDE Control Center on Debian GNU/Linux systems."></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="article" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><h1 class="title"><a name="id2847540"></a>Setting up a Printer in KDE</h1></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author">Con Validas</h3></div></div><div><div class="revhistory"><table border="1" width="100%" summary="Revision history"><tr><th align="left" valign="top" colspan="2"><b>Revision History</b></th></tr><tr><td align="left">Revision 1.0</td><td align="left">13/3/2003</td></tr></table></div></div><div><div class="abstract"><p class="title"><b>Abstract</b></p><p>The document describes the steps required to set up a printer (parallel or USB) using the KDE Control Center on Debian GNU/Linux systems.</p></div></div><hr></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="#id2846298">Before you start</a></dt><dt><a href="#id2832854">Setup Instructions</a></dt><dt><a href="#id2781980">Printing options for X applicatons</a></dt><dt><a href="#id2782060">References</a></dt></dl></div><div class="note" style="margin-left: 0.5in; margin-right: 0.5in;"><h3 class="title">Note</h3><p>A parallel printer requires a parallel port, this comes standard on Computerbank machines. A USB printer requires a USB port on the computer. This document has been tested with the Epson C41UX USB printer, however the following instructions are generic. It is a good idea to view the <a href="http://www.linuxprinting.org" target="_top">LinuxPrinting web site</a> to check whether the printer is <span class="emphasis"><em>perfectly supported</em></span> and for additional information on the printer model.</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2846298"></a>Before you start</h2></div></div><p>CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) requires the following deb packages should be installed (if you received a Computerbank machine running KDE 3, these packages should be installed):</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>cupsys</p></li><li><p>cupsys-driver-gimpprint</p></li><li><p>foomatic-bin</p></li><li><p>foomatic-db</p></li></ul></div><p>You can check if the packages are installed on your machine by running the following command for each package:</p><p>
<tt>$</tt>
<b>dpkg <tt>-s</tt> package_name</b>
</p><p>where <span class="emphasis"><em>package_name</em></span> is the name of the package from the above list.</p><p>If a particular package is uninstalled, ensure your machine is connected to the Computerbank network and run the following command as root user:</p><p>
<tt>#</tt>
<b>apt-get <tt>install</tt> package_name</b>
</p><p>where package name is the name of the package from the above list.</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2832854"></a>Setup Instructions</h2></div></div><div class="orderedlist"><ol type="1"><li><p>Ensure the printer is powered on and the USB cable is connected to both printer and USB port on the computer.</p></li><li><p>Access the KDE Control Center by clicking on:</p><p>
K->Control Center
</p></li><li><p>To access the printing feature of Control Center, click on:</p><p>
System->Printing Manager
</p></li><li><p>Ensure CUPS is the print system selected:</p><p>
Print system currently used:->CUPS (Common Unix Print System)
</p></li><li><p>Click on the Add Printer/Class icon.</p></li><li><p>The Add Printer Wizard dialog box will appear. Click on the Next button.</p></li><li><p>Click on the Local Printer (parallel, serial, USB) radio button. Click on the Next button.</p></li><li><p>For a USB printer, select USB Printer #1. For a parallel port printer, select Parallel Port Printer #1. An entry will be placed in the <span class="emphasis"><em>URI:</em></span> textfield. Leave this unchanged. Click on the Next button.</p></li><li><p>Select the printer make and model from the selection. Click on the Next button.</p></li><li><p>Select a driver for your printer from the list. Suggestions for recommended drivers can be found on the <a href="http://www.linuxprinting.org" target="_top">LinuxPrinting web site</a>.</p></li><li><p>Click on the Test button to print a test page.</p></li><li><p>Accept default selections for Banner Selection, Printer Quota and User Access dialog boxes.</p></li><li><p>Enter the relevant General Information for your printer. Note the name of the printer as you may need it to print from the command line.</p></li></ol></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2781980"></a>Printing options for X applicatons</h2></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>To print from an X application, select:</p><p>
File->Print
</p><p>Select CUPS as the print system if the application allows for it. This will send the job to the printer. If no print system option is mentioned, as is the case in AbiWord word processor and Mozilla web browser, enter the following command in the textfield provided:</p><p>lp -d <span class="emphasis"><em>printer_name</em></span></p><p>where <span class="emphasis"><em>printer_name</em></span> is the name of printer you specified when you set up your printer.</p><p>Press OK to print.</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2782060"></a>References</h2></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>CUPS documenation on the system.</p><p><a href="http://localhost:631" target="_top">http://localhost:631/documentation.html</a></p></li><li><p>LinuxPrinting web site.</p><p><a href="http://www.linuxprinting.org" target="_top">http://www.linuxprinting.org</a></p></li></ul></div></div></div></body></html>