Managing Printers

Printers can either be connected to your system locally or accessed over a network. To use a local printer, make sure that it is connected to your machine. Shut down the system before connecting a non-USB printer to your system.

You can configure printers with YaST. Start YaST, then click Hardware+Printer to open the main printer configuration window. Depending on the network environment or your local printer model, YaST might be able to configure the printer automatically. If autodetection of printing devices fails, click Add in the Printer Configuration dialog to start the manual configuration workflow. Follow the instructions in the YaST online help. If you are not sure which option to choose and which information to enter, ask your system administrator.

After configuring a printing device correctly, you can address it from any application.

SUSE Linux Enterprise also includes iPrint, which lets mobile employees, business partners, and customers access printers from a variety of remote locations using existing Internet connections. Whether users are working in an office building, telecommuting from home, or attending a sales meeting in another country, iPrint ensures that they can print documents quickly, easily, and reliably. To install the iPrint Client, see Installing the iPrint Linux Client in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop iPrint Client User Guide.

You can also use the GNOME Control Center to monitor and manage your print jobs. Click Computer+Control Center+Printers. Administrator (or root) permission is required.