Gentoo Archives: gentoo-desktop

From: Jason Maletsky <jm2@×××××××××××××.com>
To: marcos ferreyra <bocacorazon@×××××.com>
Cc: gentoo-desktop@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't?
Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 15:48:56
Message-Id: 1097077795.27610.28.camel@gen-jm2-470n.silverstatecu.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't? by marcos ferreyra
1 If you have cups running you can use the browser configuration tool:
2 http://localhost:631
3
4 I think it's the easiest way to configure a printer.
5
6 On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 08:43, marcos ferreyra wrote:
7 > Examples of things that DON'T WORK out-of-the-box are
8 > * wireless (in my experience, very hard to set up)
9 > * software suspend
10 > * printers
11 >
12 >
13 >
14 > --- Chris Gianelloni <wolf31o2@g.o> wrote:
15 >
16 > > On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 03:23, Gbor Farkas wrote:
17 > > > set up a printer in gnome.
18 > > >
19 > > > i must admit, maybe i just don't know how to do
20 > > it.
21 > > > i usually emerge kdebase, and use kcontrol (kde
22 > > control center)
23 > > > to add a cups printer.
24 > > >
25 > > > so, if there's a normal way to add a printer in
26 > > gnome, tell me.
27 > >
28 > > emerge gnome-cups-manager
29 > >
30 > > I really wish this ebuild would add a .desktop entry
31 > > to the Desktop
32 > > Preferences section of my Gnome menu by default. In
33 > > fact, you might
34 > > even have it on your system and just not know it.
35 > >
36 > > --
37 > > Chris Gianelloni
38 > > Release Engineering - Operational/QA Manager
39 > > Games - Developer
40 > > Gentoo Linux
41 > >
42 > >
43 > > --
44 > > gentoo-desktop@g.o mailing list
45 > >
46 > >
47 >
48 >
49 > --
50 > gentoo-desktop@g.o mailing list
51 >
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Re: [gentoo-desktop] What "just works" and what doesn't? "Stephen P. Becker" <geoman@g.o>