Jaunty: How to install a USB printer?

[Lisi Reisz]

On Thursday 07 May 2009 17:01:39 marc wrote:
> Lisi Reisz said:
> > On Thursday 07 May 2009 09:31:06 marc wrote:
> >> Ric Moore said:
> >> > On Wed, 2009-05-06 at 07:23 -0400, Renaud (Ron) OLGIATI wrote:
> >> >> On Wednesday 06 May 2009, my mailbox was graced by a missive
> >> >>
> >> >>  from Jan Torben Heuer <jtnews at mail2004.dnsalias.org> who wrote:
> >> >> > > I want to install a usb printer that's connected to my machine.
> >> >> > > I can't figure out how to do this in jaunty.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > For me, running "system-config-printer" was the easiest solution.
> >> >> > But it is a GNOME program and you may have to install it manually.
> >> >> > Nevertheless, the printer will appear in KDE, too.
> >> >>
> >> >> Install CUPS and do it through the web interface
> >> >> (http://localhost:631)
> >> >
> >> > There ya go! Ric
> >>
> >> Eh? As I mentioned in the OP, I've tried :631.
> >
> > Yes, but have you installed CUPS?  That is essential if you want to use
> > it!!
>
> I don't remember doing so, but it is installed. I also presumed that
> since I was using a working front end to it, :631, that it was installed!
>
> Is my logic skewed somehow?

No.  Sorry.  I misunderstood or misremembered your original request.  I knew 
that :631 had failed, but not that it had failed when you actually used it.  
(Failure could mean that nothing happened when you put it in your browser.)

Mea culpa. :-(

Lisi