Connect to a network printer in fc17

vsandilya · 09-13-2012, 02:27 PM

Anybody know how to connect to a network printer in fc17?..I can't seem to find /etc/cups/client.conf to add line

ServerName "ip"

When go through the gui applications -> system settings -> printers, it gives a message "printer service doesn't seem to be available".

Thanks

vsandilya · 09-13-2012, 04:02 PM

Tried "system-config-printer" and command is not even found.. no clue how to connect to a network printer.. fedora 6 and 7 were so much easier..please help..

TB0ne · 09-13-2012, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vsandilya

Tried "system-config-printer" and command is not even found.. no clue how to connect to a network printer.. fedora 6 and 7 were so much easier..please help..

Right...it won't be there if you don't install cups. The first post even says that "printer service doesn't seem to be available". Install cups ("yum install cups"), and follow the easily found instructions:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US...-printing.html

knudfl · 09-13-2012, 04:17 PM

# yum install system-config-printer

May be the printer then is added automatically, when you run
# system-config-printer
.. and then open the 'Add' window ?

( I have two printers on the network, and Fedora 17 did pick up both.
But I don't remember now, how it was done.)

EDIT : Beaten by @TB0ne.

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vsandilya · 09-13-2012, 04:33 PM

Right...it won't be there if you don't install cups. The first post even says that "printer service doesn't seem to be available". Install cups ("yum install cups"), and follow the easily found instructions:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US...-printing.html

Thanks.. Duh! That would help if cups is installed...I did and I have a different problem now.. I run system-config-printer and it comes back saying there are no printers configured yet although I added the following to the client.conf file in /etc/cups/clinet.conf

ServerName "IP"

vsandilya · 09-13-2012, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TB0ne

Right...it won't be there if you don't install cups. The first post even says that "printer service doesn't seem to be available". Install cups ("yum install cups"), and follow the easily found instructions:
https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US...-printing.html

Thanks again.. I erased what I typed in client.conf and just tried system-config-printer and it seems to be installed now..Have a great day