Samuel Sieb wrote:
But do I really need to install software of this kind to see System Settings? I was hoping I could use ssh in some way. Eg I can ssh into the CentOS box and run firefox or kmail.
Did you see my previous reply about using system-config-printer over ssh? It handles all the printer management including ink/toner levels.
Thank you for your response.
I did try your earlier suggestion. It did not work at the time, with the warning (system-config-printer.py:6506): WARNING **: Couldn't connect to accessibility bus: Failed to connect to socket /tmp/dbus-FUcik03nBj: Connection refused
However, it worked (with some graphical distortion, eg missing letters) after I re-installed system-config-printer on the CentOS-7.2 box.
Unfortunately, the reading it gives is completely inaccurate, as it says the black toner is full, whereas in fact it is completely empty. It gives a correct reading of the colour toners.