Printing Startup Guide (SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1)

1.  Installing Linux and Print Filter

This section describes how to install SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1 and Print Filter.

1.1 Installing SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1

Install SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1. For details, see the manual that comes with the package.

This manual uses Konqueror in the operation examples. Konqueror is installed as the standard browser when [New Installation] is selected as the SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1 installation type.


1.2 Installing Print Filter

Print Filter is a software that is required to use Canon BJ printers from Linux. For installation details, see "1.3.1 SUSE LINUX Professional 9.1" in "1.3 Installing Print Filter" of the "User's Guide for Print Filter Version 2.50."
This section describes an example in which the rpm files are copied to a directory named "work."

  1. Start Linux, and log in as root.


  2. Copy the rpm files.
    Create the "work" directory, and copy the downloaded Print Filter to that directory.
    Alternatively, copy "libxml-1.8.17-366.i586.rpm" from the installation CD2.
    Then download and copy "popt-1.7-176.3.i586.rpm" from the Novell website.
  3. Copy the rpm files


  4. Install Print Filter.
    First, install "libxml-1.8.17-366.i586.rpm" and "popt-1.7-176.3.i586.rpm," and then "bjfilter-common-2.50-2.i386.rpm" and "bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm" by double-clicking them.
    The following is an example of the installation window of "bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm".

    1. Double-click "bjfilter-pixmaip1500-2.50-2.i386.rpm" to display the start installation window.

      Start installation window

      Click [Install package with YaST] to start installation with YaST2.

    2. The YaST2 window is displayed during the installation.

      Install package

      When the installation is completed, the Start Installation window appears again on the screen.

  5. Click [Log Out] from the main menu to restart the computer.

To print a document, reboot the system, and then execute "Adding a Printer."