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Adding a Local Printer in Fedora
To add a local printer from Fedora, follow these steps:
1. Select System???Administration???Printing from the Desktop menu (System???Printing in
Fedora 8) or type the following as root user from a Terminal window:
# system-config-printer &
The Printer Configuration window appears, as shown in Figure 26-3.
2. Click New Printer. A New Printer window appears.
3. Add the following information:
 Printer Name??”Add the name you want to give to identify the printer. The name
must begin with a letter, but after the initial letter, it can contain a combination of
letters, numbers, dashes (-), and underscores (_). For example, an HP printer on
a computer named maple could be named hp-maple.
 Description??”Add a few words describing the printer, such as its features (an HP
LaserJet 2100M with PCL and PS support).
 Location??”Add some words that describe the printer??™s location (for example, ???In
Room 205 under the coffeepot???).
4. Click Forward. The Select Connection window appears.
FIGURE 26-3
Add printers connected locally or remotely with the Printer Configuration window.
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5. If the printer you want to configure is detected, simply select it.


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