Chapter3 Handling Printer Driver for Linux This section describes how to install the printer driver and how to configure Epson Label Printer Utility for Linux. You can start EPSON Status Monitor, run a nozzle check and print head cleaning, make paper and other settings using Epson Label Printer Utility for Linux. About Linux Printer Driver • Linux driver is not for end-users. It is aimed at system developers or engineers who can build a Linux based system by themselves. To operate the driver, command lines are mainly used. Rich graphical user interface such as the Windows printer driver is not provided. • It offers minimum functions for printing.
• Basically, the same functions as the Mac printer driver are provided. However, due to limitations of the Linux OS, some of the functions are not available. The procedure is as follows. Throughout this section, command strings that follow “$” can be executed by a login user, and command strings that follow “#” need to be executed with administrator privileges. 177 1. Getting the Package (epson-inkjet-printer-cw-c8000) (page 178) 2. Installing the Printer Driver (page 178) 3. Installing Input/Output Modules (page 178) 4. Adding the Printer to the CUPS (page 178) 5. Installing Epson Label Printer Utility for Linux (page 180) 6. Starting Epson Label Printer Utility for Linux (page 180) 6.
Starting Epson Label Printer Utility for Linux (page 180)