Is there an easy way to set up a local deskjet pinter?

[Geert Hendrickx]

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

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