Configuring a printer on a server without a GUI

[poma]

On 11.11.2014 11:15, poma wrote:
> On 11.11.2014 04:15, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>> I have a server here that has no GUI installed.
>>
>> No gnome, xfce, or any other.  And I want to install a printer.  It is 
>> an HP8610 and I have the url for it.  I strangely thought that 
>> system-config-printer would work, but that also requires more than just 
>> a text window as I get:
>>
>> # system-config-printer
>> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
>> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
>> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
>>
>> (system-config-printer.py:15388): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
>>
>>
>> Oh, yes, no monitor at ALL.  Only a serial console or SSH terminal.
>>
>>
> 
> $ ssh server -l user
> user at server's password: 
> X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0
> Last login: ...
>  
> $ system-config-printer 
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> 
> (system-config-printer.py:2179): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 
> 
> $ su -c 'yum install xorg-x11-xauth xorg-x11-fonts-Type1'
> Password: 
> Resolving Dependencies
> --> Running transaction check
> ---> Package xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.5-9.fc20 will be installed
> ---> Package xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64 1:1.0.9-1.fc20 will be installed
> --> Finished Dependency Resolution
> 
> Dependencies Resolved
> 
> ================================================================================
>  Package                   Arch        Version               Repository    Size
> ================================================================================
> Installing:
>  xorg-x11-fonts-Type1      noarch      7.5-9.fc20            fedora       521 k
>  xorg-x11-xauth            x86_64      1:1.0.9-1.fc20        updates       30 k
> 
> Transaction Summary
> ================================================================================
> Install  2 Packages
> 
> Total download size: 551 k
> Installed size: 912 k
> Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
> Downloading packages:
> (1/2): xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64.rpm               |  30 kB  00:00     
> (2/2): xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch.rpm           | 521 kB  00:01     
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Total                                              366 kB/s | 551 kB  00:01     
> Running transaction check
> Running transaction test
> Transaction test succeeded
> Running transaction (shutdown inhibited)
>   Installing : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch                       1/2 
>   Installing : 1:xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64                         2/2 
>   Verifying  : 1:xorg-x11-xauth-1.0.9-1.fc20.x86_64                         1/2 
>   Verifying  : xorg-x11-fonts-Type1-7.5-9.fc20.noarch                       2/2 
> 
> Installed:
>   xorg-x11-fonts-Type1.noarch 0:7.5-9.fc20 xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64 1:1.0.9-1.fc20
> 
> Complete!
> 
> $ system-config-printer 
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> Unable to init server: Could not connect: Connection refused
> 
> (system-config-printer.py:2196): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display: 
> 
> $ exit
> logout
> Connection to server closed.
> 
> $ ssh server -l user
> user at server's password: 
> Last login: ...
> /usr/bin/xauth:  file /home/user/.Xauthority does not exist
> 
> $ system-config-printer 
> 
> ** (system-config-printer.py:2227): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-YjDPTOKg4c: Connection refused
> GLib-GIO-Message: Using the 'memory' GSettings backend.  Your settings will not be saved or shared with other applications.
> 


Actually 'install cups' already pulled 'urw-fonts' & Co., so no need for 'xorg-x11-fonts-Type1'.


poma