Re: adding a printer
On 01/03/2014 10:47 PM, Vincent Lefevre wrote:
>> cups was installed, when I first went to print, it wanted to print to
>> > the pdf printer.. but there was no way for me to install a printer..
> Open http://localhost:631/admin in a web browser, choose "Add a printer"
> and connect as root.
>
> I had to add a printer a few days ago (for the first time), and
> the above worked. Well, this was a bit more complex since the
> model wasn't supported and I had to get the ppd...
thank you! I had forgotten about the web admin..but I also added the
printer menu. I probably could have added it with the command-line
lpadmin :) 20 years ago that was the ONLY way..
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Paul Cartwright
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