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use linux printer configuration in windows

I'm having the following problem: I have a ubuntu 12.04 lts machine and a network printer. The network printer is correctly configured in ubuntu, so I can print from my ubuntu machine. Furthermore I ...
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Where are the print filters stored in Ubuntu?

I'm trying to backup my printer configuration to use it on another machine. To do this I copied the /etc/cups folder. For some printers it says: There is a missing print filter for printer ...
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Missing characters when printing in linux

I have a pdf that I was printing recently, and on the final printout there is a single character that doesn't print. It is the greek letter phi, and the pdf was built with pdflatex. The phi shows up ...
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eBox / CUPS - HP printer doesn't work

I'd like to get a HP OfficeJet Pro K8600 working. The server is an Ubuntu 8.10 running an eBox 1.4.9. CUPS is 1.3.7. I can add a new printer to the eBox printer sharing, the printer is listed in the ...
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CUPS install/reinstall causes Ubuntu 11 to hang

I'm having a terrible time with CUPS. I've read every thread about this issue that I can find and none seem to help in the slightest. ely@zaffpants:~$ sudo dpkg --configure -a ely@zaffpants:~$ sudo ...
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Force scaling when printing an alien paper size

Is there any way to automatically rescale a print job to a paper size supported by the printer even if the application printing has used a different paper size? I have lot of problems with different ...
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Sharing a printer from Ubuntu to Mac so it can be found via browsing

I have a desktop PC server running Ubuntu 10.10, with a Canon MX350 printer Canon attached via USB. I want to share the printer so that I can print to it from a MacBook Pro laptop running OS X 10.6.6 ...
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Cannot print certain colours on Ubuntu with HP Laser Printer

We have a load of machines running Ubuntu in our office, they are either on 8.04 or 9.10. We have a server which connects a HP JetDirect that connects to a HP 3550 Colour Laser printer using CUPS. ...
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Print over remote CUPS server, but just show a subset of the printers

I'd like to print from my Ubuntu laptop (karmic) to some networked printers. Our organisation uses a CUPS server with several hundred printers. What I know I can do is: ...
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Can't set up printing from Mac OS X (10.5.7) to an HP PSC 2410 shared from PC running Ubuntu 9.10

I've got an HP PSC 2410 printer shared from a fresh Ubuntu 9.10 installation. I'm able to send documents to this printer over the network from another Ubuntu machine. But so far, I haven't been able ...
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How do I get a network printer installed in ubuntu 9.04?

My girlfriend's work computer now has Linux on one of the partitions, and for the most part it's running fine--except that I can't seem to get the network printers configured right. There are two of ...