Setting Up Newly Discovered Printers in the GNOME Desktop Environment (Task Map)
Task
Description
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Initiate the
HAL add-on module for network printer discovery.
Before the system can actively scan
the network for devices, you must first initiate the HAL add-on module for
this feature. You can use GNOME desktop tools to enable this feature.
Set up newly discovered printers in the GNOME Desktop Environment.
When the system
discovers a new directly attached or network attached printer, the system notifies that
the device has been discovered. The Add Printer Queue dialog enables you to
complete the printer setup and configuration.
Obtain information about printers that
are discovered by the system by using the command line.
You can use the
command line to obtain information about discovered printers. The output shows all of
the devices that have been discovered by the system.