Configuring a printer on a server without a GUI

[Robert Moskowitz]

On 11/11/2014 12:15 AM, 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: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.
>
>
>
So you did not get any further than I.  Seems like printer support is 
requiring a desktop to configure?  That is sad.