Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux78 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s ManualSuSE 8.0The printing system on SuSE Linux is based on an apsfilter, with someenhancements; SuSE's apsfilter will recognize all common file formats(including HTML, if html2ps is installed).There are two ways to setup printers on SuSE systems:• YaST2 will let you configure "PostScript", "DeskJet" and "Otherprinters", supported by Ghostscript drivers; it's also possible to setupHP's GDI printers (DeskJet 710/720, 820, 1000, via the "ppa" package).YaST2 will provide /etc/printcap entries for every printer ("raw", "ascii","auto" and "color", if the printer to configure is a color printer). YaST2will create spool directories and it will arrange apsfilterrc files, whereyou're able to fine tune some settings (Ghostscript preloads, paper size,paper orientation, resolution, printer escape sequences, etc.). WithYaST2 it's also possible to setup network printers (TCP/IP, Samba, orNovell NetWare Printer).• SuSE includes the regular SETUP program from the original apsfilterpackage (with some enhancements); run lprsetup to invoke thisconfiguration script. Once you get accustomed to its GUI, you'll be ableto configure local and network printers.Invocation of YaST2 On the Gnome desktop select YaST2 Menu Button (on the panel) => YastControl Center => Hardware => Edit Printers to start the PrinterConfiguration tool.On the KDE desktop select YaST Menu Button (on the panel) => Yast2modules => Hardware => Edit printers to start the graphic version.Print Queues SuSE and YaST2 differ between these printer connections:• Local printers (Parallel, USB, Serial and Disk File)• LPD protocol network printing (Forward queue to a remote LPD andPrefiltered queue for an LPD forwarding queue)• Other network printing (Samba/Windows, Novell)The SuSE installation manual explains the setup procedures in detail.
