Installing Printers in Unix

From MSCF

Installing printers in Ubuntu 7.10 Gutsy

Repeat the following steps for each printer to be added.

1. Open System -> Administration -> Printing.
2. Click New Printer. A list of printers on the network appears.

   

   The main math department printers are pot715n, pot918n, and pot918n2, which have the following IP addresses:

   • pot715n - 128.163.130.37
   • pot918n - 128.163.130.39
   • pot918n2 - 128.163.130.18

3. Select a printer from the list, then click Forward. The driver database appears.
4. Select Lexmark from the list, then click Forward.
5. In the Models pane, select Optra T616, then click Forward.

   

6. Change the printer name to something more memorable, such as pot715n.
7. (Optional) Edit the description and location fields.
8. Click Apply.

Additional printing help for Ubuntu users

This information is current as of 10 January, 2008.

If you are using ubuntu, it is fairly easy to add a "windoz" printer.

• On your menu bar, select: System, Administration, Printing.
• You should see a GUI with Printers as title.
• Right click New Printer. Select + Add
• An "Add a Printer" GUI should appear.
• Select Network Printer Select "Windows Printer" in the drop down box.
• Enter following information: Host: ms01.msc.uky.edu
  • Printer: pot918n (for one of the 9th floor printers - select a printer you normally use)
  • Username: ms\jblow (where jblow is replaced by your windoz user name)
  • Password: *********** (your windoz password)
• Select Forward
• Locate the model and the type of the printer you selected in the last step, and select appropriate model and type.
• Enter a description and location to remind yourself where to pick up your print jobs.
• Select Apply
• You can print a test page to check.

The print command is lpr -PMyNewPrinter newprintjob.pdf

where "MyNewPrinter" is the name of the printer as it appears in the original Printer GUI, and newprintjob.pdf is the name of the file you want to print.