How To Install and Launch the Xerox Print Manager for Linux

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. After installation, you can monitor printer operation.

• Perform printer maintenance checks.

• View supplies status at any time.

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

Installing the Xerox^® Printer Manager

Before you begin, to install Xerox^® Printer Manager, ensure that you have root or superuser privileges.

To install the Xerox^® Printer Manager:

1. Download the appropriate package for your operating system. To locate print drivers for your printer, go to Xerox Drivers and Downloads page. See the Related Content.

2. On the driver website, select your operating system and language.

3. To identify the print driver for your printer model, review the list of available print drivers. For additional information about each driver, click Description.

4. Click the print driver for your printer model and operating system.

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

6. To install the Xerox^® Print Driver package for Linux:

   1. Download the deb or rpm file.

   2. To install the Print Driver package using a command-line utility, navigate to the directory where you downloaded the file.

   3. To run the installer, type the appropriate command-line utility for your operating system. For example:

      • Red Hat: rpm -U <filename>.rpm

      • Debian-based Linux: dpkg -i <filename>.deb

      • AIX: rpm -U <filename>.rpm

      • HPUX: <filename>.depot.gz

      • Solaris: pkgadd -d <filename>.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.

Launching the Xerox^® Printer Manager

To launch Xerox^® Printer Manager from a command-line prompt:

1. Log in as root.

2. Type xeroxprtmgr.
   
   Note: Another way to access the Xerox Printer Manager is to run the xeroxprtmgr command as root using sudo.
   
   

3. Press Enter or Return.