Setting up printer

[Phillip Sc. Boegh]

> In Ubuntu, the CUPS we page doesn't work for some reason.
In all debian distributions you have to add printers to the cupsys group
befor e you can use cups.

> Instead use
> System => Administration => Printing. The right click on "New Printer"
> and seled "Add." Fromt here select the printer you want to use, and
> select the driver you want to use.
It do not work with deviating printers like large Xeros printers - while
CUPS should work.

>> While I'll agree the control center is kubuntu specific, my first
>> attempt was http://localhost:631 - which isn't kubuntu specific. It asks
>> for both a userid and password, but won't accept anything
>
> That's because the http://localhost:631 route has been disabled -- you are
> supposed to use the KDE or GNOME printer setup procedure (which is just a
> front for the CUPS procedure). But you can circumvent this, if you wish,
> by commenting out the two lines "AuthType Basic" and "AuthClass System"
> near the end of the file /etc/cups/cups.confd; now you can use
> http://localhost:631 even without any password...
It does _not_ sound secure - is it a way we may produce our own security
hole?

> I still think you'd be better off doing this through the kcontrol
> interface.
When you use Gnome ?-)

As mentioned you cannot always do so! - while CUPS look like a general
method.

Regards

Phillip