[School-GNU-Linux] Printer installattion

To add a printer select
Desktop->Administration->Printing
(if you are using IT@School GNU/Linux 3.0,you have to add print server from
CD2)

right click on New Printer select add...

Select the appropriate printer type
if your printer is a dot matrix printer select printer port also (
Parallel#1,#1........)
click forward

There are two type of parallel printers
(1) Epson
(2) IBM pro

select the manufactuer as (Epson,IBM or Generic)
If your selection is
(a) Epson
     then select the model 24-pin Series or 9-pin Series corresponding to
your printer
(b) IBM
     then select the model ProPrinterII
(c) Generic
     then select the model
         ESC/P Dot Matrix Printer
                     or
       IBM-Compatible Dot Matrix Printer
At last press apply.

You can test the printer by
opening a text editor and try a test print.

Note: To add your USB printer
       on  the printer
         open a root terminal give the command
         printconf

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