2 Click Add in the Printer Congurations screen
3
If your printer is already listed under Specify the Connection, proceed with
the next step. Otherwise, try to Detect More or start the Connection Wizard.
4
Enter the vendor name and the model name into the input box under Find
and Assign a Driver and click Search for.
5 Choose the driver marked as recommended that best matches your printer.
If no suitable drivers is displayed
5a check your search term
5b broaden your search by clicking Find More
5c add a driver as described in Section 2.3.1.1, “Adding Drivers with
YaST” (page 33)
6
Specify the Default paper size
7 Enter a unique name for the printer queue in the Set Arbitrary Name eld.
8 The printer is now congured with the default settings and ready to use. Click
OK to return to the Printer Congurations view. The newly congured printer
is now visible in the printers list.
2.3.1.1 Adding Drivers with YaST
If no suitable driver is available in the Find and Assign a Driver dialog when adding
a new printer, no PPD (PostScript Printer Description) le for your model is available.
For more information about PPD les, refer to Section “Installing the Software”
(Chapter 11, Printer Operation, ↑Reference).
Get PPD les directly from your printer vendor or from the driver CD of a PostScript
printer. For details, see Section “No Suitable PPD File Available for a PostScript
Printer” (Chapter 11, Printer Operation, ↑Reference). Conversely, you can also nd
PPD les at http://www.linuxfoundation.org/en/OpenPrinting/, the “OpenPrinting.org
printer database”. When downloading PPD les from OpenPrinting.org, keep in mind
that it always shows the latest Linux support status, which is not necessarily met by
openSUSE.
Procedure 2.4 Adding a PPD le
1 Start the YaST printer module with Hardware > Printer
2 Click Add in the Printer Congurations screen
3
Click Driver Packages in the Find and Assign a Driver section
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