How to Print From FC14 in Linux

Fedora automatically detects and installs the required printer drivers.

Fedora Core 14 contains a graphical printer administration tool that configures local printers and connects to network printers. After connecting to and configuring your printer using the printing administration tool, you can print from any application in FC14 or other releases of Fedora by selecting the “Print” option in the application’s menu. The print dialog displays the available printers that are configured in the printing administration window. Fedora automatically detects USB printers and many types of network printers.

Instructions

1. Connect your printer to the computer using the included USB cable and power it on, if it’s a local printer. Fedora automatically detects USB printers and installs the appropriate drivers; click the “Install” button that appears and provide your password to install the drivers if prompted.

2. Click the “System” menu, point to “Administration” and select “Printing.”

3. Click the “Add” button in the Printing window to add your printer if it doesn’t already appear in the window.

4. Complete the New Printer wizard to add the printer. Fedora automatically detects many network printers and offers them as an option in the New Printer window. The wizard also contains advanced options for connecting to other types of network printers.

5. Click the “File” menu in any program and select “Print.”

6. Select your desired printer in the list that appears by clicking it, set any other desired options in the Print window and click the “Print” button. Different programs sometimes use different print dialogs with different advanced options.

Tips & Warnings

• Right-click a printer in the Printing window and select “Set as Default” to make it your default printer. Fedora automatically selects the default printer when you print a document.

References

• Fedora: Chapter 10. Printing
• Fedora: 10.3. Send a Print Job