how to connect linux to windows printer In order to connect a windows printer with a computer running on Linux, you should firstly ensure that the entries correspond to the local directories. You must use script/usr/bin/smbprint which comes along with the Samba code; however this will not come with all binary distribution for Samba. In order to migrate an ASCII file to a postscript file you must have a converter of some description - such as nenscript.