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To share a Mac’s printer with a Linux PC, open System Preferences on the Mac (found in the Apple menu, or in /Applications), and select “Sharing.” Under the Services tab, check the box for “Printer Sharing.” Under the Firewall tab, if the firewall is running, check the box next to “Printer Sharing” to open the appropriate port. Either the Mac or the Linux machine can physically host the printer.

Setting up printer sharing is fairly easy. In this article, I’ll discuss how to set up Mac-Linux printer and file sharing using NFS and SSH.

Mac OS X’s Unix base, however, means there are plenty of good options for networking a Mac with a Linux PC, despite the relative lack of documentation.

You can find plenty of information online about building heterogeneous networks involving Windows, but relatively little about connecting Macs with Linux PCs in a home or small office network.