Stuttgart: Installing Konika Minolta 423 printer in Linux
General guide to install the big printer in Stuttgart[edit]
-Install CUPS using in your terminal: aptitude install cups
-Download the .ppd file from the manufacturer webpage and extract it
-Go to your favorite browser (i.e. Firefox) and open CUPS by inserting 'http://localhost:631/' in your navigation bar
-Follow the route: Adding printers and classes -> Add printer
-Pick up the printer 'KONICA MINOLTA bizhub 363(7F:3B:FF)' from the list and click on 'Continue'
-Check the name and description and click on 'Continue'
-Select the manufacturer 'KONICA MINOLTA' from the list and browse the file that you just downloaded which is located, normally, in: '$/BH423PPDLinux_100000000/English/CUPS1.2/KO423UX.ppd'
-Modify your default (printing) configuration at will
-Edit the CUPS configuration file by using in your terminal: nano /etc/cups/printers.conf
-Change the device URL to: 'DeviceURI lpd://129.69.28.12/print' where the ip is the current (21/10/2014) printer's ip
-Restart the CUPS by using in your terminal: /etc/init.d/cups restart
-Enjoy
Note: this guide was tested on Debian Linux and it should work for any Debian based distributions such as: Ubuntu, Kubuntu, etc.
