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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="printing-setup-drivers">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="printing#setup" />

    <desc>Install the drivers to make your printer work.</desc>

    <revision pkgversion="3.10.2" date="2013-11-03" status="stub"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jcampbell@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Kelly Sinnott</name>
      <email>ksinnott5ht@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <license>
      <p>Creative Commons Share Alike 3.0</p>
    </license>

  </info>

<title>Install print drivers</title>

<p>If you have followed the steps to <link xref="printing-setup">set up a local
printer</link> and you do not see the printer you want to set up in either
<gui>Local</gui> or <gui>Network</gui>, you may need to install the print
drivers manually.</p>

<steps>
	<item>
		<p> First, open a web browser using the <gui>Activities</gui> menu and
navigate to <cmd>http://localhost:631</cmd>. This is the web interface for
CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System. (If you do not see this page, you might
need to install the CUPS package for your distribution.)</p>
	</item>

	<item>
		<p> Next, select the <gui>Administration</gui> tab at the top. Under the
<gui>Printers</gui> header, click the <gui>Add Printer</gui> button. You will
need administrative access to add a printer; log in with the username "root"
and your administrative password to continue.</p>
	</item>

	<item>
		<p>On the <gui>Add Printer</gui> page, select your printer and click
		"continue". (If it is not visible, Linux is not detecting your hardware.
		Check connections and try rebooting the computer.)</p>
	</item>
</steps>

<p>CUPS will guide you through the process of printer setup. When it is
complete, your printer should appear in the list of printers in the
<app>Printers</app> system applet.</p>


</page>
