On Thu, 2012-06-21 at 15:51 -0700, Richard Vickery wrote: > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 5:44 PM, fred smith > <fredex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi! > > I did a base (default) install from i686 DVD onto my netbook. > it's > working fine, but... > > it doesn't have any tools to configure any printers. so using > "add/remove software" I searched for "printing" and it came up > with an item "Printing Support" > and installed it. > > but I still don't have any items in any of the menus to allow > printer > configuration. > > there is a package installed named > system-config-printer-libs-1.3.9-1.fc17.i686 > but it doesn't seem to contain anything obviously designed as > an end-user UI > for configuring printers. > > how is one supposed to set up a printer on F17? > > (I suppose I could fall back on browsing to port 630...) > > thanks! > > Fred > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Under no circumstances will I ever purchase anything > offered to me as > the result of an unsolicited e-mail message. Nor will I > forward chain > letters, petitions, mass mailings, or virus warnings to > large numbers > of others. This is my contribution to the survival of the > online > community. > --Roger Ebert, December, 1996 > ----------------------------- The Boulder Pledge > ----------------------------- > -- > users mailing list > users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > Guidelines: > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org > > If using an HP printer, go to the "Add/remove software", search for > "hplip" and mark the two that are not installed for installation. I > don't know if yum will work on this one. I have this challenge all the > time when upgrading to the next version; I love the challenge knowing > that, in Linux, the solution is relatively simple. Look, system-config-printer does have the facilities to configure printers. I have done this twice in the last 2 weeks. A short cutto the program is found under the user name menu under:System Setup -> Printer. Alternately you can open your browser and go to: localhost:631 -- -- ======================================================================= emacs sucks, literally, not a insult, just a comment that its large enough to have a noticeable gravitational pull... ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines Have a question? Ask away: http://ask.fedoraproject.org
