To use the CUPS printing system instead of LPRng, run the
redhat-switch-printer application using one
of the following methods:
On the GNOME desktop, go to the (on the Panel) => =>
=>
.
On the KDE desktop, go to the (on the Panel) => =>
.
Type the command redhat-switch-printer at a shell
prompt (for example, in an XTerm or GNOME terminal).
The program automatically detect if the X Window System is running. If it
is running, the program starts in graphical mode as shown in Figure 21-17. If X is not detected, it starts in
text-mode.
If you selected CUPS, you must make sure the
lpd service is stopped and the
cups service is started:
/sbin/service lpd stop
/sbin/service cups start |
If you selected LPRng, you must make sure the
cups service is stopped and the
lpd service is started:
/sbin/service cups stop
/sbin/service lpd start |
Also use chkconfig, ntsysv, or
serviceconf to configure your sytsem to
start the cups service automatically and disable
the lpd service. Refer to Chapter 8 for details.
After starting the cups daemon, open a Web browser
and connect to the URL http://localhost:631 as shown in Figure 21-18.
To add a printer, click Manage Printers, and then
click the Add Printer button. For more
information, click the Help button.
