Do go root to install these printer files?
 

Downloaded these to Xfce Desktop: bjfilter-2.2.1.tar.gz
bjcups-2.2.1.tar.gz
bjcupsmon-2.2.1.tar.gz
printui-2.2.1.tar.gz

Moved all to folder on /home/username

tar -xzf bjcups-2.2.1.tar.gz
Now I have /home/username/bjcups dir
Did Readme, Install Instructions:
1.Build misc libraries
cd lib
make
make install
cd...
2. Building "bjcups: and "pstocanonbj"
make
make install

Question I do the above as root? And
what directory am I supose to cd... to according to these instructions, they sure did not waste any words. lol
Are these printer packages or files and are they considered system software?

You probably need to run the "make install" phase as root so that you can have access to system directories, like /usr/share/.

Ok followed the above instructions and now I have a bunch of folders in bjcups-2.2.1, in my personal dirctory:bjcups,filter,include,libs,and ppd. What do I do next? How do I know if the code worked? Where did the new folders go? And why does my printer just feed paper through everytime I start slackware and shut it down? But it still doesn't print. Thanks

Is this an "autoconfig" type tarball, or is it a slackware package?

I don't use slackware and I wonder if you are supposed to install such a package using pkgtool.
I think such packages end in .tgz so I might be worrying you over nothing.

I would run "make" as a regular user and then "sudo make install". Also, if you had an unsuccessful run previously, it is best to run "make clean" and then "make" and "sudo make install".

I don't know exactly what these packages are. There probably is an INSTALL file and a README file in the source directory. Also look for installed documents in /usr/share/doc/<packagename>-<version>/.

This package may have simply installed files that you need to configure the printer using cups.

Try pointing your web browser at "http://localhost:631". See if your printer shows up now, or if you can manually load the PPD file that you installed.

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Follow-ups to
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...p-cups-600317/