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5c Add a driver as described in Section 14.4.1.1, “Adding Drivers with

YaST” (page 167)

Specify the Default paper size.

7 In the Set Arbitrary Name eld enter a unique name for the printer queue.

8 The printer is now congured with the default settings and ready to use. Click

OK to return to the Printer Congurations view. The newly congured printer

is now visible in the list of printers.

14.4.1.1 Adding Drivers with YaST

If no suitable driver is available in the Find and Assign a Driver dialog when adding

a new printer, no PPD (PostScript Printer Description) le for your model is available.

For more information about PPD les, refer to Section 14.3, “Installing the Soft-

ware” (page 165).

Get PPD les directly from your printer vendor or from the driver CD of a PostScript

printer. For details, see Section 14.8.2, “No Suitable PPD File Available for a PostScript

Printer” (page 175). Alternatively, nd PPD les at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/

collaborate/workgroups/openprinting/database/databaseintro, the “OpenPrinting.org

printer database”. When downloading PPD les from OpenPrinting, keep in mind that

it always shows the latest Linux support status, which is not necessarily met by

openSUSE.

Procedure 14.2: Adding a PPD le

1 Start the YaST printer module with Hardware > Printer.

2 In the Printer Congurations screen click Add.

In the Find and Assign a Driver section click Driver Packages.

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

Description File Available. Alternatively, choose the le from a dialog box

by clicking 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 14.1,

“Adding a New Local Printer” (page 166). Otherwise, click Cancel.

14.4.1.2 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.

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