Dell 5330dn Workgroup User's Guide - Page 26

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Linux/Unix Getting Started Installing the Printer Driver Using the Configurator Configuring Printer Properties Printing a Document Unix Getting Started The supplied Drivers and Utilities CD provides you with Dell's printer driver package for use with a Linux-based computer. Dell's printer driver package provides the ability to print documents. The package also delivers powerful applications for configuring your printer. After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver package allows you to monitor a number of printer devices via a USB port. The printer driver package is supplied with a smart and flexible installation program. You do not need to search for additional components necessary for the printer software: all required packages will be carried onto your system and installed automatically. This is possible on a wide set of the most popular Linux clones. Installing the Printer Driver System Requirements Operating system RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit) RedHat Enterprise Linux WS 4, 5 (32/64bit) Fedora Core 1~7 (32/64bit) Mandrake 9.2 (32bit), 10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit) CPU Pentium 4 2.4GHz (IntelCore2) Mandriva 2005, 2006, 2007 (32/64bit) SuSE Linux 8.2, 9.0, 9.1 (32bit) SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0, 10.1, 10.2 (32/64bit) SuSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 9, 10 (32/64bit) Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04 (32/64bit) Debian 3.1, 4.0 (32/64bit) Requirements (Recommended) RAM Free HDD space 512MB (1024MB) 1GB (2GB) Installing the Printer Driver 1. Ensure that you connect your printer to your computer. Turn both the computer and the printer on. 2. When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password. NOTE: To install the printer software, you must log in as a super user (root). If you are not a super user, ask your system administrator. 1. Insert the Drivers and Utilities CD. The Drivers and Utilities CD will run automatically. If the Drivers and Utilities CD does not run automatically, click the icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen appears, type in:

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Linux/Unix
Getting Started
Installing the Printer Driver
Using the Configurator
Configuring Printer Properties
Printing a Document
Unix
Getting Started
The supplied
Drivers and Utilities
CD provides you with Dell's printer driver package for use with a Linux-based computer.
Dell's printer driver package provides the ability to print documents. The package also delivers powerful applications for configuring your printer.
After the driver is installed on your Linux system, the driver package allows you to monitor a number of printer devices via a USB port.
The printer driver package is supplied with a smart and flexible installation program. You do not need to search for additional components necessary for the
printer software: all required packages will be carried onto your system and installed automatically. This is possible on a wide set of the most popular Linux
clones.
Installing the Printer Driver
System Requirements
Installing the Printer Driver
1.
Ensure that you connect your printer to your computer. Turn both the computer and the printer on.
2.
When the Administrator Login window appears, type in root in the Login field and enter the system password.
1.
Insert the
Drivers and Utilities
CD. The
Drivers and Utilities
CD will run automatically.
If the Drivers and Utilities
CD
does not run automatically,
click the
icon at the bottom of the desktop. When the Terminal screen appears, type in:
Operating system
Requirements (Recommended)
CPU
RAM
Free HDD space
RedHat 8.0, 9.0 (32bit)
Pentium 4 2.4GHz
(IntelCore2)
512MB (1024MB)
1GB (2GB)
RedHat Enterprise Linux
WS 4, 5 (32/64bit)
Fedora Core 1~7
(32/64bit)
Mandrake 9.2 (32bit),
10.0, 10.1 (32/64bit)
Mandriva 2005, 2006,
2007 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux 8.2, 9.0, 9.1
(32bit)
SuSE Linux 9.2, 9.3, 10.0,
10.1, 10.2 (32/64bit)
SuSE Linux Enterprise
Desktop 9, 10 (32/64bit)
Ubuntu 6.06, 6.10, 7.04
(32/64bit)
Debian 3.1, 4.0 (32/64bit)
NOTE:
To install the printer software, you must log in as a super user (root).
If you are not a super user,
ask your system administrator.