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slackbook:printing [2012/09/12 20:48 (UTC)] – [Sources] Bullet Points sycamorexslackbook:printing [2012/12/29 21:58 (UTC)] (current) – [Getting the driver] escaflown
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-  - Postscript printers use the unversal-ish language of Postscript to communicate with computers.  A driver for postscript printers is usually not needed, since a postscript-compatible subsystem called **//Ghostscript//** is already installed.+  - Postscript printers use the universal-ish language of Postscript to communicate with computers.  A driver for postscript printers is usually not needed, since a postscript-compatible subsystem called **//Ghostscript//** is already installed.
   - Gutenprint are drivers engineered by GNU Linux developers. It provides support for roughly 700 printers.   - Gutenprint are drivers engineered by GNU Linux developers. It provides support for roughly 700 printers.
   - Manufacturers may provide Linux drivers for their printers. Find out by going to the manufacturer's driver and support website and searching for your model.   - Manufacturers may provide Linux drivers for their printers. Find out by going to the manufacturer's driver and support website and searching for your model.
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-  - Ordered List ItemFor the manufacturer's drivers, installation is usually the same as any other software on your system; use **//installpkg//** or **//rpm2tgz//** to install the driver package. Be sure to read the documentation bundled with the drivers.+  - For the manufacturer's drivers, installation is usually the same as any other software on your system; use **//installpkg//** or **//rpm2tgz//** to install the driver package. Be sure to read the documentation bundled with the drivers.
   - For Postscript printers, there is no "installation" as such; simply download the appropriate ''PPD'' file and keep it in a sensible location on your hard drive.   - For Postscript printers, there is no "installation" as such; simply download the appropriate ''PPD'' file and keep it in a sensible location on your hard drive.
  
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-<code>+<file>
  
 <Printer r1060> <Printer r1060>
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 ErrorPolicy stop-printer ErrorPolicy stop-printer
 </Printer> </Printer>
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 <code> <code>
  
-darkstar:~# <command>lpinfo -m | grep 1060</command>+darkstar:~# lpinfo -m | grep 1060
 </code> </code>
  
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-<code>+<file>
  
 gutenprint.5.2://brother-hl-1060/expert Brother HL-1060 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6 gutenprint.5.2://brother-hl-1060/expert Brother HL-1060 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6
 gutenprint.5.2://ricoh-afc_1060/expert Ricoh Aficio 1060 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6 gutenprint.5.2://ricoh-afc_1060/expert Ricoh Aficio 1060 - CUPS+Gutenprint v5.2.6
-</code>+</file>
  
  
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 <code> <code>
-darkstar:~$ <command>pr foo.txt | lpr</command>+darkstar:~$ pr foo.txt | lpr
 </code> </code>
  
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