Is there an easy way to set up a local deskjet pinter?

From: bsdfsse (bsdfsse_at_optonline.net)
Date: 10/09/04

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    I would like to use my local HP Deskjet 930c printer to print from XFCE4
    and maybe KDE (KDE isn't installed yet). The version of FreeBSD I am
    using is a newly installed FreeBSD 5.3-Beta7.

    I have been working on configuring it, using various webpages on the
    net, but I thought I would ask - is there not some simple process to do
    this?

    Here are some of the docs I am following:

    http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-intro-setup.html

    http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/07/08/FreeBSD_Basics.html?page=1

    I'm not really stuck yet, though it is sort of confusing when different
    docs do things differently. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't taking
    the hard path, while everyone else knew of some simpler path.

    Later I plan to use FVWM as my Window Manager, so I am hesitant to use
    some purely XFCE4, KDE, or GNOME solution.

    thanks!
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