Re: Is there an easy way to set up a local deskjet pinter?
From: Geert Hendrickx (geert.hendrickx_at_ua.ac.be)
Date: 10/11/04
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:28:29 +0200 To: bsdfsse <bsdfsse@optonline.net>
On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:56:50PM -0400, bsdfsse wrote:
>
> 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!
When you install KDE, it will bring along CUPS as a dependency, with
which it will become very easy to setup your printer. And CUPS is
compatible with the FreeBSD way to do printing.
GH
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