Three different installation packages are available for TurboPrint 2 – choose the one that is best suitable for your Linux system.
Different Linux distributions have different types of installation packages. E.g. SuSE-Linux, Mandriva and Fedora / RedHat Linux use the RPM package format, Ubuntu and Debian Linux use the DEB package format. If your Linux uses one of these package formats, download and install the appropriate TurboPrint package.
As an alternative there is the TGZ archive that can be installed on all current Linux systems.
With the DEB and RPM packages a standard installation is performed. When you start TurboPrint for the first time you can adjust the installation according to your requirements. An advantage of these installation packages is that the Linux package management system can automatically add further system components that might be required.
The TGZ archive can be installed on all Linux systems. The included setup program has a graphical user interface, offers additional installation options and displays a detailed installation protocol.
In the following sections the installation procedure for the three different package types is described – follow the instructions for your package format.
If you want to update an existing TurboPrint installation also proceed as described in this chapter - your printer settings will be retained.
In most Linux distributions an RPM or DEB package can be installed by a simple mouse click on the package file. The package manager should come up and lead through package installation. If this doesn't work, you can also start the package manager of your Linux system and choose the TurboPrint RPM or DEB package from there.
After successful installation a printer driver should be set up in TurboPrint and optionally also a license keyfile can be installed. For these tasks please open the TurboPrint control center by clicking on the "TurboPrint Control" icon or by entering " turboprint " in a terminal window.
Continue reading with the section after next for a detailed description.
First the TurboPrint archive must be extracted - on most Linux distributions this can be done by clicking on the archive with the right mouse button and choosing "extract here". As an alternative, click on the archive with the left mouse button to start the archive manager. From there extract the archive.
By extracting the archive a directory named "turboprint-2..." will be created which contains all TurboPrint installation files.
Open this directory and double click on the file named "setup" (if a dialog comes up that contains the option "execute", choose this option).
Note: If your Linux system doesn't have a graphical user interface, you can install TurboPrint from command line. The following command extracts the TurboPrint archive:
tar -xzf turboprint-2.xx.tgz
("xx" must be replaced by the actual version number).
Then enter the command
cd turboprint-2.xx
to change into the installation directory and enter
./setup
to start installation. Some of the installation options that are described in the following paragraphs are also offered during command line installation.
Now the TurboPrint installation dialog window should appear.
All further installation is performed in this dialog. The "Setup mode" should be set to "Install" - the option "Uninstall" can be used to remove TurboPrint from your system.
Click on "Continue" to continue with the next installation step.
If you already have a license keyfile, you can choose it here, in order to install TurboPrint as full version. Press "Select Keyfile..." - a file selection dialog will open where you can select your license key file.
In the next installation step some basic settings can be adjusted:
Units
Choose either „inch“ for imperial units or „cm“ for metric units.
Start TurboPrint daemon when booting
This option should be selected in order that TurboPrint status monitor can display the printer's status and ink levels (TurboPrint daemon is a background process which enables the status monitor to access the printer ports).
WEB Browser for online help system
If the default web browser "Firefox" is not available on your Linux system, you can also choose a different browser. Either select a name from the drop down list or enter the command line name of the browser of your choice.
Note: To test if the name is correct, you can also enter it in a terminal window. If the web browser window does not open, the name is incorrect and TurboPrint's online help system will not function.
Click "Continue".
The following installation step offers "Advanced settings". These are for expert users and should not have to be changed.
After that the license terms will be displayed – read them thoroughly, confirm by checking "Accept license terms" and press "OK" to start installation.
Setting up the printer in Linux requires administration privileges, so you will be asked for your administrator password.
Authorization
Depending on the Linux distribution this is either your user password (you must be a user with administrative rights) or the "root" password. Now the actual installation is performed and an installation protocol is shown.
Setup - window "installation protocol"
In the protocol please read the sections "checking shared libraries" and "checking filter programs for file conversion". In these sections it is listed which program packages were found on your computer. If some packages are marked with "not found (required)", you must add them with the package manager of your Linux distribution to get TurboPrint function properly. Packages marked with "not found (option)" are only necessary if you actually want to print files of this type.
Finally finish the installation with "OK".