How do I share printers on LAN using Ubuntu

You need to install samba server. (sudo apt-get install samba) and edit /etc/samba/smb.conf to configure printer shares

Here are some instructions how to set up samba:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba

I hope this helps

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> You need to install samba server. (sudo apt-get install samba) and edit
> /etc/samba/smb.conf to configure printer shares
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Thank you for the rapid answer, but being a greenie, my initial response
is, "Duh?" I recognize that you are asking me to enter a command
prompt, but I have no idea where to even start. A little more step by
step would surely be appreciated.

Gary

Those instruction here are step-by-step https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba :)

Thank you for your suggestion, but only the first paragraph referred to
instructions for a Ubuntu install. After that it switched back to
unix instructions that have no meaning to a Linux neophite such as
myself. I am still stuck in the DUH zone.

Gary

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> Those instruction here are step-by-step
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba :)
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You can open a shell and edit this command:

$: gksu shares-admin

this open a gui to manager the share.

thanks

Where do I go to enter a command line? I have looked high and low and
there is no obvious answer to that question.

Massimo Forti wrote:
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> You can open a shell and edit this command:
>
> $: gksu shares-admin
>
> this open a gui to manager the share.
>
> thanks
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To open a terminal, go to Menu->Accessories->Terminal

Please keep in mind that Linux uses a different file system than Windows, thats why you need something like Samba. Think of Samba as a translator which permits an Italian and an American to talk to each other.

How do I open a Shell? I have not been able to find instructions for
doing so. And it ain't obvious how this could be done..

Still new and even more confused,
GARY

Massimo Forti wrote:
> Your question #5914 on nautilus in ubuntu changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+question/5914
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> Status: Open => Answered
>
> Massimo Forti proposed the following answer:
> You can open a shell and edit this command:
>
> $: gksu shares-admin
>
> this open a gui to manager the share.
>
> thanks
>
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> know that it is solved:
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Whats the problem with the instructions I gave you?
If you have Ubuntu you can also launch shell commands by pressing ALT-F2 and inserting the name of the command (in your case gksu shares-admin) in the space (where the cogwheels are).
In your case you don't need to click on the "Run in terminal" options, but I would advise you to do it anyway otherwise you will miss any error message.
Or do you have Kubuntu?