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Configuring Ubuntu Linux Printers

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→‎Configuring a Printer Connected to a Remote System
Once installed right click with the mouse on the new printer in the ''Printers'' dialog, select ''Properties'' and click on the ''Print Test Page'' button. A test page should then appear on the printer.
== Configuring a Printer Connected to a Remote System ==
Ubuntu Linux fully supports printing to printers connected to other remote Linux systems. To do so, invoke the ''Printers'' dialog (System dekstop menu->Administration->Printing). Double click on ''New Printer'' and select ''Network Printer''. Since the remote computer is a Linux system, select ''IPP Printer or Printer on CUPS Server'' from the drop down menu. Enter the URI of the printer on the remote system. Click ''Forward'' and install the driver for the printer model.
 
Once installed, right click with the mouse on the new printer in the ''Printers'' dialog, select ''Properties'' and click on the ''Print Test Page'' button. A test page should then appear on the printer.
== Detecting LAN Printers ==
To detect a LAN printer open the ''Printers'' dialog (System dekstop menu->Administration->Printing). In the printers dialog click on the ''Global Settings'' menu option and click on ''Detect LAN Printers''. If any printers connected to Linux or UNIX systems on the network are configured to be shared, they will be listed in the ''Printers'' dialog.