In this hands-on project, you create a local printer using the Printer Configuration too...

In this hands-on project, you create a local printer using the Printer Configuration tool.

1. Turn on your computer. After your Linux system has been loaded, log in to the GNOME Desktop Environment as user1.

2. After the GNOME desktop has loaded, navigate to the System menu, Administration, Printing.

3. Create a new printer by clicking the Add button. Supply the root user password of secret when prompted and click Authenticate (you will be prompted twice).

4. Click Forward at the Add a new print queue screen.

5. Ensure that Other is selected in the left pane, type parallel:/dev/null in the Enter Device URI dialog box, and click Forward.

The special device /dev/null represents nothing; any print jobs sent to this device will be discarded.

6. At the Choose Driver screen, ensure that Generic is selected and click Forward. Ensure that text-only printer is highlighted in the left pane and click Forward.

7. At the Describe Printer screen, type p1 in the Printer Name dialog box and click Apply. Supply the root user password of secret when prompted and click Authenticate. If prompted for the root password again, type secret and click OK. If prompted to print a test page, click NO.

8. Close the Printer Configuration tool and log out of the GNOME desktop.