On 2004-05-16, Paul Riemerman <parNOT55@tds.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to find a distribution that will easily install both a printer
> and my low-resolution monitor (a standard 640 by 480 vga). I've gone through
> three or four in the past week, most recently slackware 9. The monitor
> resolution is easy to adjust in slackware, but haven't figured out how to
> install my printer (a canon BJC 2000). Corel Linux 1 I couldn't manually
> adjust for my prefered monitor, Knopix and Suse 8.1 are both from CD only.
> Suse 8.1 installed to hard drive would be great because it even detects and
> installs a driver for my printer. I tried
> \mount /mnt/cdrom
> cd /mnt/cdrom/slackware/ap
> installpkg cups*.tgz,
>
> but got a message not available as a *.tgz.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions for getting my printer to work on slackware 9?
>
> Paul Riemerman
>
> Then run pkgtool, select configure, run the services script, and tell it to
> enable cups. Or chmod +x /etc/rc.d/rc.cups if you find that easier.

There's a good, small help file for installing cups on slack, look at
www.userlocal.com ...it's done from the cmdline using lpadmin...there's also
a list of files you need to have installed.

Better you read than I explain, however, if you using kde, kde has an app
for setting up cups, kprint, I think, like an install wizard. Also you can
setup your printer from most kde type editors, kwrite, kate etc.

Slack installs the necessary ppd file in /usr/share/cups/models so you
shouldn't have any problems..

ken