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Operating Systems Linux Red Hat Setup a printer on Linux from scratch Post 302161367 by mr_manny on Thursday 24th of January 2008 09:49:21 AM
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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cups-config(1)							    Apple Inc.							    cups-config(1)

NAME
cups-config - get cups api, compiler, directory, and link information. SYNOPSIS
cups-config --api-version cups-config --build cups-config --cflags cups-config --datadir cups-config --help cups-config --ldflags cups-config [ --image ] [ --static ] --libs cups-config --serverbin cups-config --serverroot cups-config --version DESCRIPTION
cups-config is the CUPS program configuration utility. It should be used by application developers to determine the necessary command-line options for the compiler and linker, as well as determining installation directories for filters, configuration files, and drivers. OPTIONS
--api-version Displays the current API version (major.minor). --build Displays a system-specific build number. --cflags Displays the necessary compiler options. --datadir Displays the default CUPS data directory. --help Displays the program usage message. --image When used with --libs, adds the CUPS imaging library to the list of displayed libraries. --ldflags Displays the necessary linker options. --libs Displays the necessary librarys to link to. --serverbin Displays the default CUPS binary directory, where filters and backends are stored. --serverroot Displays the default CUPS configuration file directory. --static When used with --libs, shows the static libraries instead of the default (shared) libraries. --version Displays the full version number of the CUPS installation (major.minor.patch). SEE ALSO
http://localhost:631/help COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2007-2011 by Apple Inc. 23 October 2008 CUPS cups-config(1)
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