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grosguillaume Registered Member Posts 38 Karma 0	How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:24 am Hi. On the "good old" KDE 3.5, it was very easy to install a new printer but in this very pretty good new KDE 4.2, i don't find the way :undecided: Can someone help me, please , Thanks for answer. Guillaume
msoeken Mentor Posts 300 Karma 4 OS	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 8:41 am AFAIK the print system has not been ported to KDE 4.2. I am using cups as an alternative. You can add new printers with a web interface at http://localhost:631 Cheers, m [size=x-small]code \| [url=cia.vc/stats/author/msoeken]cia.vc[/url] \| [url=kde.org/support]donating KDE[/url] \| [url=tinyurl.com/cto4ns]wishlist[/url][/size]
JontheEchinda KDE Developer Posts 309 Karma 4 OS	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 12:50 pm Install system-config-printer-kde. That application will allow you to add/configure printers. (Kubuntu has it by default) JontheEchinda, proud to be a member of the Kubuntu team since July 2008.
TheBlackCat Registered Member Posts 2945 Karma 8 OS	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:59 pm What distribution are you using? It depends entirely on the distribution, there is currently no built-in way as far as I am aware. Last edited by TheBlackCat on Fri Feb 06, 2009 2:59 pm, edited 1 time in total. Man is the lowest-cost, 150-pound, nonlinear, all-purpose computer system which can be mass-produced by unskilled labor. -NASA in 1965
grosguillaume Registered Member Posts 38 Karma 0	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:35 pm TheBlackCat wrote:What distribution are you using? It depends entirely on the distribution, there is currently no built-in way as far as I am aware. I'm on Debian.
grosguillaume Registered Member Posts 38 Karma 0	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 3:38 pm JontheEchinda wrote:Install system-config-printer-kde. That application will allow you to add/configure printers. (Kubuntu has it by default) It's on Debian by default too ; i will try it !
einar Administrator Posts 3402 Karma 7 OS	RE: How to add a new printer ? Fri Feb 06, 2009 10:11 pm System-config-printer-kde is officially in KDE, BTW. It's part of the kdeadmin module. "Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent." Plasma FAQ maintainer - Plasma programming with Python