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Re: Cups+printer install?



On 08/03/2005 08:20 pm, Pollywog wrote:
> On 08/03/2005 08:02 pm, Ishwar Rattan wrote:
> > Is there a way to install a printer using cups without
> > a browser (no capability for http://localhost:631/)?
> >
> > I want to access remote printers alos on a cups server in
> > the dept but have no interest in installing X-windows.
>
> Are you using KDE?  If so, I believe you can use the KDE Control Center
> (under Peripheral Devices > Printers).  You should also be able to edit the
> files in /etc/cups/ directly to add a printer.  I rarely use a browser for
> it now, I most often use KDE (on Xandros).  I have one laptop running
> Debian Sarge and I am almost sure that KDE has a wizard for adding printers
> (in the Control Center of KDE).

Oh sorry, I missed the part about not wanting to install X-windows.  You 
should still be able to edit the /etc/cups/ files directly to get things to 
work.


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