Quick Start Guide

Enter the full path to the PPD le into the input box under Make a Printer

Description File Available or choose the le from a dialog box by clicking

on Browse

Click OK to return to the Add New Printer Configuration screen.

6 In order to directly use this PPD le, proceed as described in Procedure 2.3,

“Adding a New Local Printer” (page 32). Otherwise, click Cancel.

2.3.1.2 Editing a Local Printer Conguration

By editing an existing conguration for a local printer you can not only change basic

settings as connection type and driver, but also adjust the default settings for paper

size, resolution, media source, etc. You can change the identier of the printer by

altering the printer descriptions.

Procedure 2.5 Editing a Local Printer

1 Start the YaST printer module with Hardware > Printer

2 In the Printer Congurations screen, choose a local printer from the list and

click Edit.

3 Change the connection type or the driver as described in Procedure 2.3,

“Adding a New Local Printer” (page 32). This should only be necessary in case

you have problems with the current conguration.

4 Make this printer the default by checking Default Printer.

5 Adjust the default settings by clicking All Options for the Current Driver. To

change a setting, expand the list of options by clicking the relative + sign.

Change the default by clicking on an option. Apply your changes by clicking

2.3.2 Conguring Printing via the Network with YaST

Network printers are not detected automatically. They must be congured manually

using the YaST printer module. Depending on your network setup, you can print to

a print server (CUPS, LPD, SMB, or IPX) or directly to a network printer (preferably

via TCP). Access the conguration view for network printing by choosing Printing via

Network from the left pane in the YaST printer module.

2.3.2.1 Using CUPS

In a Linux environment CUPS is usually used to print via the network. The simplest

setup is to only print via a single CUPS server which can directly be accessed by all

clients. Printing via more than one CUPS server requires a running local CUPS daemon

that communicates with the remote CUPS servers.

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