i'm trying to get my gentoo box (running kde) to connect and use a lexmark
optra R that's connected to the network but i have no idea where to start. i
skimmed the gentoo printing guide and only found instructions for printing to
a local printer, not a networked one. did i miss something? or
You can use the cups web interface (check the docs for how
to run it) or KDE should provide an interface to set it
up. You can use ipp or sockets. The user guide covers
that, too.
On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 08:53:12 -0500
gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
i'm trying to get my gentoo box (running
Well, check under the KDE menus - system or one of the
others and see it there is a kcups or some such thing
labeled printer admin or something similiar. There was in
KDE 2.x and I believe 3.x has it, too. If not you can
merge it - I believe I've seen a kcups in the emerge - do
an emerge -s
installing kups is a BAD idea if you're running kde3. turns out qt-cups and
kups were the predecessors to kde's integrated print management system. if
you want to install a network printer, follow the following steps:
1) emerge cups
2) in the control centre, go to peripherals printers
3)
Yes, if KDE has something use it - kups would be a last
resort. You might have to go in and configure the printer
through it's properties.
Another way is the web based cups admin tool - it's
http://localhost:port where port is documented in the cups
docs. I don't rememeber it of the top of
