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Old 01-21-2008
Setup a printer on Linux from scratch

I am a beginner in Unix.
I have redhat linux running in a dell work station.
my question is how can I setup a printer using the command line so that I can use the command lp filename to print, how can I define the printer name?
my printer is HP laserjet connected to network
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Old 01-23-2008
wrong place to ask

is this a wrong place to ask this question? should I ask it in Unix for Dummies section???
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Old 01-24-2008
as super-user, run system-config-printer

other then the printers make/model...you will also need your printers IP Smilie

also, check if you have cups installed:
$ rpm -qa | grep cups
libgnomecups-0.2.2-8
hal-cups-utils-0.6.2-5
cups-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
cups-devel-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
cups-libs-1.2.4-11.14.el5_1.3
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