Printing with Slackware Linux

Printing with Slackware Linux:

This page has directions for IP printers and Parallel printers.
It assumes that the printer is either PostScript®-compatible
or that the job will be in a format the printer understands.
(Printed from a Windoze machine using LPR or Samba,
for example.)

First we'll need the package lprng

At the shell prompt, type:

lpq -V

If you get back something that starts with LPRng, then
lprng is installed. Otherwise, you should get lprng and use
installpkg to install it. DIRECTIONS

Adding a Parallel Printer to Slackware Linux:

(This shows a printer named optras with /var/spool/lpd/optraq
as a spool directory. Change these to suit yourself -)

Next, add the printer to /etc/printcap

# optras lp|optras:\ :lp=/dev/lp0:\ :sd=/var/spool/lpd/optraq:\ :mx#0:\ :lf=/var/spool/lpd/optraq/printer.log:

Now, make the spool directories:

checkpc -f

Finally, start lpd by typing:

lpd

That should do it!

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Adding an IP Printer to Slackware Linux:

(This shows a printer named HelpDesk with /var/spool/lpd/HelpDeskQ
as a spool directory. Change these to suit yourself -)