Check out the cups framework for starters. Probably once you get going you'll have questions, but they're not the same ones you have now.
KDE provides wizards for most of the setup. Gnome very likely does also. linuxprinting.org has PPD files (printer description files) for most printers, and forums where people discuss lots of printing stuff. Andrew On Fri, 8 Aug 2003, N RamMohan wrote: > Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2003 17:56:46 +0530 > From: N RamMohan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [SLUG] Problem with network printer > > > hai all, > i have one printer connected to a machine in our network > how we can access that printer without logging into the machine to which the > printer is attached? > > i know some changes need to be made in /etc/printcap file .. > > but i dont have any idea of what changes to be made > > plz help me > > _________________________________________________________________ > It's raining movies. Bollywood is flooded. > http://server1.msn.co.in/features/augustmovies03/index.asp August has > arrived! > > -- No added Sugar. Not tested on animals. May contain traces of Nuts. If irritation occurs, discontinue use. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew McNaughton In Sydney Working on a Product Recommender System [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: +61 422 753 792 http://staff.scoop.co.nz/andrew/cv.doc -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
