How to Set Up a Printer in Puppy Linux

  To add a printer
 
  1. Start the cups program
  Method 1    Click the "setup" icon (it looks like a swiss army knife)
          Click "setup CUPS printing" icon (it looks like a printer)
          Answer "Yes" at the "Do you want to add a new printer? popup
          Two windows will pop up,
              One is a help surfer  showing the CUPS Web Interface help page.
              No work to be done in this one. Reference only.
              The other is the home page for the CUPS printer server
                in the default browser.
              We will be working in this one.
  Method 2    Start the internet browser
          In URL bar, type "localhost:631" and press enter.
 
  2. Adminstrating CUPS
          Click "Adding Printers and Classes" link (first choice
            in the "CUPS ~ for Adminstrators" column)
          First try clicking "Find New Printers" button to see if CUPS
            can see your printer.
          Make sure your printer is awake for that step.
          IF it sees your printer, Skip to the step Y.
 
          Click "Add Printer"
          Under "Other Network Printers"
              Select "AppSocket/HP JetDirect
              Press the "Continue" button
          In the "connection" text bar, type socket://X.X.X.X
              Where X.X.X.X is the intranet IP address of your networked
                printer.
          Click the "Continue" button
          Enter a Name, a description and a location for the printer.
          Name is the only required entry.
          Click the "Continue" button.
          Scroll the "make" sections until you find the make(HP, epson etc)
            of your printer
          Select the make of your printer
          Click the continue button.
              This will open the "Model" section
              scroll through the "Model" section and select the closest
                match to your printer.
          Click add printer.
          At "Set default options for PRINTERNAME" page
\         Click "Set Default Options" button
          At page for PRINTERNAME,
          In "Maintenance" pulldown select "Print Test Page"
          Test Page Prints = Success
          Test Page Fails = reinstall with different model selection.
 
  IF no model selection works correctly
  Try
  If using an HP printer
          Click the "Install" desktop Icon
          Click button to run Puppy Package Manager.
          In Puppy Package Manager click "Configure package manager"
          Click "Update now" button
          Press enter to download package info database for each
            and every repository
          There are many repositories, mine has 12, each needs an "enter"
          Once all the repositories are updated, press "enter" to exit
            the database download window.
          Click OK to exit the Puppy Package Manager configure window.
          Click exit package manager
          Restart package manager
          In the "find" text bar type hpijs and click the go button
          In the PPM Search popup click the search all repositories
            "search" button
          In the package entries, select hpijs_3.12.2
            (description = transitional dummy package for hpijs printer driver)
          in the Puppy Package Manager Preinstall popup click the
            "examine dependencies" button
          In the Puppy Package Manager: dependencies popup
              make sure that all packages are selected (check box is checked)
              click the "Download-and-install selected packages" button
          In the Puppy Package Manager: download popup select
            arcive.ubuntu.com and click the download packages button
          If all packages download succesfully, click the "OK" button
              If some packages fail try again with a different download
                location other than ubuntu.com
          In the missing libraries popup click OK
          Click the "exit package manager" button
          Now retry installing printer, hopefully your printer ( or a close
            number) will be in the model list this time.
 
  If using a Samsung printer
          Browse to this url
            http://www.murga-linux.com/puppy/viewtopic.php?t=66614
          In the first post, locate and click the link to Download
            the samsung_print-uld.1.0.21.pet
          In the next window press the "download" button
          In the popup click save file
          In the file browser (it is a little house icon on the desktop)
              Navigate to the Downloads folder
          `    click the downloaded "samsung_print-uld.1.0.21.pet
                 icon to install it
              click OK in the PPM popup to confirm install
              Clck OK in next popup to finish install
          Now retry installing printer, hopefully your printer ( or a
           close number) will be in the model list this time.