Using Your Printer in Linux289 Using Your Printer in LinuxYou can use your machine in a Linux environment.This chapter includes:• Getting Started• Installing the Unified Linux Driver• Using the Unified Driver Configurator• Configuring Printer Properties• Printing a Document• Scanning a DocumentGetting StartedThe supplied CD-ROM provides you with Xerox’s Unified Linux Driverpackage for using your machine with a Linux computer.Xerox’s Unified Linux Driver package contains printer and scannerdrivers, providing the ability to print documents and scan images. Thepackage also delivers powerful applications for configuring your machineand further processing of the scanned documents.After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver packageallows you to monitor a number of machine devices via the USB port.The acquired documents can then be edited, printed on the same localor network machine devices, sent by e-mail, uploaded to an FTP site, ortransferred to an external OCR system.The Unified Linux Driver package is supplied with a smart and flexibleinstallation program. You don't need to search for additional componentsthat might be necessary for the Unified Linux Driver software: all requiredpackages will be carried onto your system and installed automatically;this is possible on a wide set of the most popular Linux clones.Installing the Unified Linux DriverInstalling the Unified Linux Driver1 Make sure that you connect your machine to your computer. Turnboth the computer and the machine on.2 When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in theLogin field and enter the system password.NOTE: You must log in as a super user (root) to install the printersoftware. If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator.3 Insert the printer software CD-ROM. The CD-ROM willautomatically run.If the CD-ROM does not automatically run, click the icon at thebottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen appears, type in:If the CD-ROM is secondary master and the location to mount is /mnt/cdrom,[root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdrom[root@localhost root]#cd /mnt/cdrom/Linux[root@localhost root]#./install.shIf you still failed to run the CD-ROM, type the followings insequence:[root@localhost root]#umount /dev/hdc[root@localhost root]#mount -t iso9660 /dev/hdc /mnt/cdromN OTE: The installation program runs automatically if you have anautorun software package installed and configured.4 When the welcome screen appears, click Next.
