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Install the Xerox Printer Manager

Product support for
VersaLink B7125/B7130/B7135 Multifunction Printer
Article ID
KB0130251
Published
2022-01-10

Xerox® Printer Manager
Xerox® Printer Manager is an application that allows you to manage and print to multiple printers in UNIX and Linux environments. Xerox® Printer Manager allows you to:

  • Configure and check the status of network connected printers.

  • Set up a printer on your network as well as monitor the operation of the printer once installed.

  • Perform maintenance checks and view supplies status at any time.

  • Provide a common look and feel across the many different suppliers of UNIX and Linux operating systems.

Installing the Xerox® Printer Manager
Before you begin:
Ensure that you have root or superuser privileges to install Xerox® Printer Manager.

To install the Xerox® Printer Manager:

  1. Download the appropriate package for your operating system. To locate print drivers for your printer, visit the Drivers and Downloadspage. For more information, refer to Where to Download Drivers. 

  2. From the Operating System menu, select your operating system.

  3. To identify the print driver for your printer model, review the list of available print drivers.

    Note: For additional information on each driver, click Description.

  4. To select the print driver for your printer model and operating system, click its name.

  5. To begin the download, read the End User License Agreement, then click accept. The file automatically downloads to the default location for your computer file downloads.

  6. To install the Xerox® Print Driver package:

    1. Open the package with your OS package manager.

    2. To install using a command-line utility, change to the directory where you downloaded the file. To run the installer, type the appropriate command-line utility for your operating system. For example:

    • Red Hat: rpm -U . rpm

    • Debian-based Linux: dpkg -i .deb

    • AIX: rpm -U .rpm

    • HPUX: .depot.gz

    • Solaris: pkgadd -d .pkg

      Note: Most installations create a Xerox directory in /opt/Xerox/prtsys. For additional information about utilities included in the OS package manager, refer to the manual included with the package. For example, man xeroxprtmgr.