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GNOME User Guide
  1. About This Guide
  2. I Introduction
    1. 1 Getting Started with the GNOME Desktop
    2. 2 Working with Your Desktop
    3. 3 Customizing Your Settings
    4. 4 Assistive Technologies
  3. II Connectivity, Files and Resources
    1. 5 Accessing Network Resources
    2. 6 Managing Printers
    3. 7 Backing Up User Data
    4. 8 Passwords and Keys: Signing and Encrypting Data
    5. 9 gFTP: Transferring Data from the Internet
  4. III LibreOffice
    1. 10 LibreOffice: The Office Suite
    2. 11 LibreOffice Writer
    3. 12 LibreOffice Calc
    4. 13 LibreOffice Impress, Base, Draw, and Math
  5. IV Internet, Communication and Collaboration
    1. 14 Firefox: Browsing the Web
    2. 15 Evolution: E-Mailing and Calendaring
    3. 16 Empathy: Instant Messaging
    4. 17 Ekiga: Using Voice over IP
  6. V Graphics and Multimedia
    1. 18 GIMP: Manipulating Graphics
    2. 19 GNOME Videos
    3. 20 Brasero: Burning CDs and DVDs
  7. A Help and Documentation
  8. B GNU Licenses
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6 Managing Printers

6.1 Installing a Printer

openSUSE® Leap makes it easy to print your documents, whether your computer is connected directly to a printer or linked remotely on a network. This chapter describes how to set up printers in openSUSE Leap and manage print jobs.

6.1 Installing a Printer

Before you can install a printer, you need to know the root password and have your printer information ready. Depending on how you connect the printer, you might also need the printer URI, TCP/IP address or host, and the driver for the printer. A number of common printer drivers ship with openSUSE Leap. If you cannot find a driver for the printer, check the printer manufacturer's Web site.

  1. Click Applications › System Tools › Settings › Printers.

  2. Click Unlock and enter the root password.

  3. Click the plus icon.

  4. If there are too many printers in the list, filter them by entering an IP address or a keyword into the search field in the lower part of the dialog.

  5. Select a printer from the list of available printers and click Add.

The installed printer appears in the Printers panel. You can now print to the printer from any application.

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