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NOTE: The commands are marked with “”, when typing the commands, do not type
“”.
To use the UNIX printer driver, you have to install the UNIX printer driver package first, then
setup the printer.
Installing driver over the network
To use the UNIX printer driver, you have to install the UNIX printer driver package first, then
setup the printer.
System Requirements
Supported OS
• Sun Solaris 9, 10, 11 (x86, SPARC)
• HP-UX 11.0, 11i v1, 11i v2, 11i v3 (PA-RISC, Itanium)
• IBM AIX 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.1, 7.1 (PowerPC)
Free HDD space
1 GB (2 GB)
Install the Unix driver and add network printer
The installation procedure is common for all variants of UNIX OS mentioned.
1
From the Dell website, download and unpack the UNIX Printer Driver package to your
computer.
2
Acquire root privileges.
“
su -
”
3
Copy the appropriate driver archive to the target UNIX computer.
4
Unpack the UNIX printer driver package.
For example, on IBM AIX, use the following commands.
“
gzip -d
< enter the package name
| tar xf -
”
5
Go to the unpacked directory.
6
Run the install script.
“
./install –i
”
install
is the installer script file which is used to install or uninstall the UNIX Printer
Driver package.
Use “
chmod 755 install
” command to give the permission to the installer script.
7
Execute the “
. /install –c
” command to verify installation results.