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This is for Ubuntu 5.10 and Ubuntu 6.06 LTS. Instructions under Edgy Eft (Ubuntu 6.10) are at the end.

Dependencies

You'll need to install alien and libstdc++5. {{{sudo apt-get install alien sudo apt-get install libstdc++5 }}}

Installation

1. Download the driver from Lexmark's site ([http://downloads.lexmark.com/cgi-perl/downloads.cgi?ccs=229:1:0:433:0:0&emeaframe=&fileID=1151&searchLang=en&searchLang=en CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz])

2. Run though the following commands: {{{tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz # extract the driver.

tail -n +143 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh > install.tar.gz # the sh script is broken for newer systems. tar -xvzf install.tar.gz # extract the contents produced by tail sudo alien --to-deb *.rpm # convert unusable rpm packages to deb. dpkg -i *.deb # install the debs sudo ldconfig # refresh ubuntu to see the new libraries cd /usr/share/cups/model sudo gunzip Lexmark-Z600-lxz600cj-cups.ppd.gz # unzip the ppd, which should _not_ be gzipped sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart # The driver is now installed. Restart the cups daemon. }}}

3. Now we run: {{{/usr/lib/cups/backend/z600 }}} You should see something like: {{{direct z600:/dev/usb/lp0 "Lexmark Lexmark Z600 Series" "Lexmark Printer" }}}

4. Now simply set up your printer using the new z600 driver. (ie: in GNOME: System->Administration->Printing).

4.bis Under kubuntu I needed to purge CUPS under adept to reinstall the drivers and to make the changes functional. It works fine

Edgy Installation

To install this driver under Edgy Eft, follow these instructions: {{{sudo apt-get install alien tar -xvzf CJLZ600LE-CUPS-1.0-1.TAR.gz # extract the driver. tail -n +143 z600cups-1.0-1.gz.sh > install.tar.gz # the sh script is broken for newer systems. tar -xvzf install.tar.gz # extract the contents produced by tail sudo alien --to-deb *.rpm # convert unusable rpm packages to deb. dpkg -i *.deb # install the debs sudo gunzip /usr/share/cups/model/Lexmark-Z600-lxz600cj-cups.ppd.gz # unzip the ppd, which should _not_ be gzipped cp /usr/share/cups/model/Lexmark-Z600-lxz600cj-cups.ppd /usr/share/ppd/custom/ # copy to ppd folder sudo /etc/init.d/cupsys restart # The driver is now installed. Restart the cups daemon.}}} Note that alien is the only dependency, since libstdc++5 is integrated into the system. The new step is copying the .ppd file into /usr/share/ppd/custom/

This should work on a fresh Edgy installation.

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