Installing Your Printer on Fedora
On Linux, files to be printed are first sent to a queue, where they await their turn to print on a specific printer. Before you can use your printer, you need to set up at least one queue for the printer. Most Linux distributions provide a utility with a GUI interface that makes it easy to set up your printer.
Before you start installing your printer, be sure it's connected to the computer and turned on, so that Linux can recognize it. You must use the root account.
On the Fedora main menu, select System Settings->Printing. The window in Figure 14-1 displays.
Figure 14-1. Printer configuration window.
When the ...
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