From owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 11 08:28:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F04416A4CE for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:28:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from outmx015.isp.belgacom.be (outmx015.isp.belgacom.be [195.238.2.87]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 00FE643D2D for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:28:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from geert@lori.mine.nu) Received: from outmx015.isp.belgacom.be (localhost [127.0.0.1]) with ESMTP id i9B8SYXL022750 for ; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:28:35 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: from lori.mine.nu (59-27.244.81.adsl.skynet.be [81.244.27.59]) with ESMTP id i9B8SUJG022698; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:28:30 +0200 (envelope-from ) Received: by lori.mine.nu (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 8CF49B1D; Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:28:29 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 10:28:29 +0200 From: Geert Hendrickx To: bsdfsse Message-ID: <20041011082829.GA84263@lori.mine.nu> References: <41675372.6060803@optonline.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41675372.6060803@optonline.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2i X-GPG-Key: http://lori.mine.nu/gnupgkey.asc X-GPG-Key-ID: 1024D/766C1E92 X-Accept-Language: nl,en cc: FreeBSD Newbies Subject: Re: Is there an easy way to set up a local deskjet pinter? X-BeenThere: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Gathering place for new users List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:28:42 -0000 On Fri, Oct 08, 2004 at 10:56:50PM -0400, bsdfsse wrote: > > I would like to use my local HP Deskjet 930c printer to print from XFCE4 > and maybe KDE (KDE isn't installed yet). The version of FreeBSD I am > using is a newly installed FreeBSD 5.3-Beta7. > > I have been working on configuring it, using various webpages on the > net, but I thought I would ask - is there not some simple process to do > this? > > Here are some of the docs I am following: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/printing-intro-setup.html > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2004/07/08/FreeBSD_Basics.html?page=1 > > I'm not really stuck yet, though it is sort of confusing when different > docs do things differently. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't taking > the hard path, while everyone else knew of some simpler path. > > Later I plan to use FVWM as my Window Manager, so I am hesitant to use > some purely XFCE4, KDE, or GNOME solution. > > thanks! When you install KDE, it will bring along CUPS as a dependency, with which it will become very easy to setup your printer. And CUPS is compatible with the FreeBSD way to do printing. GH -- :wq