Installing from the Internet

  1. Read Before installing the printer drivers.

  2. Make sure you have enough disk space in /usr/local to install the printer driver.

    For more information about finding more space, see Finding space to install the printer drivers package.

  3. Download the IBM printer drivers package (print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm) from the IBM Web site at http://www.ibm.com/printers.

  4. Install the package file.

    # rpm -ivh /tmp/print-drivers-linux-glibc2-x86.rpm
  5. Run the following setup script to complete the installation:

    # /usr/local/ibm/setup.ibmprint
  6. Note:Your specific printer driver may not be included in the standard package. Check your Software and Documentation CD or the Web to determine if there are any software plugins available. For more information, see Plugin Manager utility (software updates).