Before installing
Supported operating systems
UNIX system requirements
Installing on HP-UX
Installing on IBM AIX
Installing on RedHat Linux or SuSE Linux
Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC
Removing IBM Print Drivers
Removing remaining directories
Before installing
Do the following before you install IBM Print Drivers:
- Make sure you are logged on with root user authority.
- Make sure you have enough disk space available for a complete installation. See UNIX
system requirements and Find space to install IBM Print Drivers.
- Set up an administrative user group.
During the installation of IBM Print Drivers, you will be asked if you want to change the
administrative user group for IBM Print Drivers. The default administrative group on all
systems except AIX is bin. The default administrative group on AIX is printq.
If you have an administrative group on your host, you might want to use that group as the IBM
Print Drivers administrative group. Non-administrative users cannot add or remove printer
queues. See Change an administrative group name for more information.
- Decide where to install the IBM Print Drivers package.
The IBM Print Drivers package can be installed in various arrangements. You can install IBM
Print Drivers on:
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Each workstation you want to run IBM Print Drivers.
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One host, while other workstations can NFS mount the IBM Print Drivers package
files. For help, see NFS mount Print Drivers.
Note: If you are using print clients and print servers on Solaris 7, install IBM Print Drivers
on the print server to access the IBM Print Drivers management features.
Supported operating systems
Make sure you are running a version of UNIX listed below with the latest available patches.
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HP-UX
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IBM AIX
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Sun Solaris SPARC
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Linux Systems
For specific supported operating system versions, refer to the Web site or the file /usr/ibmprint/docs/
Supported_Platforms.txt after installation.
UNIX system requirements
IBM has minimum installation space requirements.
System
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Installation space
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IBM AIX
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55MB in /usr/lpp
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HP-UX
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130MB in /opt
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Sun Solaris SPARC
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75MB in /opt
75MB in /tmp or /var/tmp during installation
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Linux
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70MB in /usr/local
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Installing on HP-UX
- Read Before installing first.
- Make sure you have enough disk space in /opt to install IBM Print Drivers. If you need more
space, see Find space to install IBM Print Drivers.
- Download the IBM Print Drivers package from the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/printers: ibm-print-drivers-hpux11.pkg.gz
- Save the downloaded package into the /tmp directory and uncompress the package file:
# /usr/contrib/bin/gunzip /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-hpux11.pkg.gz
- Start the Software Depot Install Dialog by typing:
# /usr/sbin/swinstall
- Make sure the Source Depot type is Network Directory/CDROM and the hostname of the
computer you are installing on appears in the Source Host Name text box. If either of these
fields are incorrect, enter the correct value, or select it from the list.
- In the Source Depot Path field, type the following to specify the full path to the HP-UX
package file:
/tmp/ibm-print-drivers-hpux11.pkg
- Select the bundles you want to install:
- Click the IbmPrtDrvs bundle.
- Click Actions > Install.
- Click OK to start the installation.
Note: If the HOME variable was not set for root when you started SAM, an error message
appears. Ignore the message and click OK.
- During installation, select Logfile to view the installation log.
Warning: Make sure that there are no errors or warnings during installation.
Note: If there is not enough disk space in /opt/ibm to install, see Find space to install
IBM Print Drivers.
- When installation is finished, click Done and exit SAM.
- Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /opt/ibm/setup.ibmprint
Installing on IBM AIX
- Read Before installing first.
- Make sure you have enough disk space in /usr/lpp to install IBM Print Drivers. If you need
more space, see Find space to install IBM Print Drivers.
- Download the IBM Print Drivers package from the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/printers: ibm-print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.Z
- Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory, and uncompress the package file:
# uncompress /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg.Z
- Type the following on the command line, and then press Enter:
# smit install_latest
- When prompted to type the input device directory for software, type the following:
/tmp/ibm-print-drivers-aix5-sysv.pkg
- Select the packages you want to install. All packages are installed by default.
- On the SOFTWARE to install option, select List.
- Select the packages you want to install.
- Select OK.
- Specify any other install options, such as COMMIT.
- Select OK to begin installing IBM Print Drivers. You receive a message when the installation
is complete.
- Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /usr/lpp/ibmprint/setup.ibmprint
This file creates required symbolic links and prompts you for information you must provide
after installation.
Installing on RedHat Linux or SuSE Linux
You can install from the Internet or from a CD.
Installing from the Internet
- Read Before installing.
- Download the IBM Print Drivers package from the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/printers: ibm-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm.gz
- Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory.
- Uncompress the package file:
# gunzip /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm.gz
- Install the package file:
# rpm -ivh /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
- Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /usr/local/ibm/setup.ibmprint
Installing from a CD
- Read Before installing.
- Mount the CD.
- Change your directory to the package file directory. If you mounted your CD-ROM to
/mnt/cdrom:
# cd /mnt/cdrom/unix/packages
- Install the package file:
# rpm -ivh ibm-print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
- Run the following setup script to complete the installation:
# /usr/local/ibm/setup.ibmprint
Installing on Sun Solaris SPARC
You can install from the Internet or from a CD.
Installing from the Internet
- Read Before installing.
- Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to TRUE.
- Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following on the
command line:
# env | grep OPENWINHOME
If you do not get a response, you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to the
openwin directory.
- Install the package file.
- Download the IBM Print Driver package from the IBM Web site at
http://www.ibm.com/printers: ibm-print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg.Z
- Save the downloaded package in the /tmp directory and uncompress the package file:
# uncompress /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg.Z
- Start the package installation program by typing:
# pkgadd -d /tmp/ibm-print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg
- A list of available packages appears:
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To install all the packages, type all, and then press Enter.
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To install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and
then press Enter. For example: 1,2,3.
Note: You must install all the packages in the same location.
- Follow the prompts and answer any questions that appear on the screen:
- To accept the defaults, press Enter.
- To answer yes/no questions, type y, n , or ? , and then press Enter.
- When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit.
If you want other hosts to NFS mount IBM Print Drivers, see NFS mount Print Drivers. Otherwise,
continue with creating printer queues.
Installing from a CD
- Read Before installing.
- Set the NONABI_SCRIPTS environment variable to TRUE.
- Make sure you set the OPENWINHOME environment variable by typing the following on the
command line:
# env | grep OPENWINHOME
If you do not get a response, you must set the OPENWINHOME environment variable to the
openwin directory.
- Install the package file.
- Check to see if you are running Volume Manager by typing the following on the command
line, and then pressing Enter:
# ps -ef | grep vold
If you get a response, the vold process is running, and therefore the Volume Manager is
running. The CD automatically mounts. Start the package installation program by typing:
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/cdrom0/unix/packages/
ibm-print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg
If there is not a response, Volume Manager is not running.
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Make sure that the /cdrom directory exists.
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Mount the CD. For example, if the path to the CD-ROM drive is /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2, the
command is:
# mount -F hsfs -o ro /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s2 /cdrom
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Start the package installation program by typing:
# pkgadd -d /cdrom/unix/packages ibm-print-drivers-solaris2-sparc.pkg
- Continue with the instructions on the screen.
- A list of available packages appears:
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To install all the packages, type all, and then press Enter.
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To install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma, and
then press Enter. For example: 1,2,3.
Note: You must install all the packages in the same location.
- Follow the prompts and answer any questions that appear on the screen:
- To accept the defaults, press Enter.
- To answer yes/no questions, type y, n , or ? , and then press Enter.
- When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit.
If you want other hosts to NFS mount IBM Print Drivers, see NFS mount Print Drivers. Otherwise,
continue with creating printer queues.
Removing IBM Print Drivers
A system administrator removes IBM Print Drivers using the utilities listed in this table.
Depending on your operating system, you mark the IBM Print Drivers packages for removal after you
start the program, or you type the names of the IBM Print Drivers package names you want to
remove on the command line. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information.
Operating system
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Package removal tool
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HP-UX
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sam
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IBM AIX
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smit
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RedHat Linux, SuSE
Linux, and TurboLinux
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rpm -e
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Sun Solaris SPARC
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pkgrm
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Run the uninstall script to remove symbolic links created during installation.
Removing remaining directories
Package removal utilities usually do not remove directories shared by more than one package. After
removing all of the IBM Print Drivers packages, some directories may need to be removed manually.
To see if any directories remain after removing all the IBM packages, check the directory where you
installed IBM Print Drivers. By default, IBM Print Drivers installs in either of the following locations:
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/opt/ibm/unix_prt_drivers
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/usr/local/ibm/unix_prt_drivers