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Why cannot print with Canon 1120 in Linux Mint 14 Quantal?

Trying to install this printer in Ubuntu 12.04 and 12.10, I have succeeded after following the steps described here. The same procedure worked in Linux Mint 14 for a time. But now it stopped working. ...
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Check which printer is online

I have one machine with Windows 7 - Ubuntu 12.04 dual boot, i installed and shared over the network my printer on every two operating systems, naming it printer-windows on w7 and printer-linux on ...
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Xerox D95 support on linux?

I failed to find any official or unofficial driver for this printer. Usually for my brother and canon printers i can get away by using a close model (e.g. using the driver for DCP-8060 to print on a ...
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Cannot change default paper size in CUPS

I'm running suse 12.1x86 (Gnome 3) with cups 1.5.x (guessing, I'm not at my pc right now). We have a network-connected Xerox printer and recently we changed its IP. Connection to the printer was ...
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Enabling Bold and Color with LPT parallel printer

I know how to echo text to my HP Deskjet 420 printer on lubuntu with bash: echo -e "line of text" > /dev/lp0 Is there a way to print text that is bold or in color? Should I echo some sort of ...
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LPT Printer Indents Text When Printed

I originally posted this at Stack Overflow but I thought it would be more appropriate here: My LPT? printer (HP Deskjet 420) is indenting text when I print to it: echo -e "this is text" > ...
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How to set account and password in Linux for using a network printer

I am using both Linux Mint and Windows 7 on my laptop. I can use the network printer in my office area flawlessly in Windows 7, which seems to use the LPR protocol and requires my ID and password. ...
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How do I share a printer that is attached to a Fedora computer?

I have a computer running Fedora 17 with a Xerox Phaser 6360N attached to it. I need to share that printer to a LAN computer running Windows 7. How do I do this? Preferably without Samba.
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hplip gui required plugin

I downloaded hplip gui to manage my printer, but in order to set it up correctly, you must click the green puzzle piece labeled "install required plugin." Once you do, you are presented with two ...
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CUPS : Creating a dummy printer directing to dev/null

I used following command , is there anything wrong with it ? lpadmin -p lp0 -E -v /dev/null -m raw
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Print via terminal without usblp

I need to print in an Epson TM-U220PD model M188D for receipts (without cups support), I used to write in a terminal [text] > /dev/lp0 but now usblp is deprecated. I can use this printer enabling the ...
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Linux drivers for laser printer Konica Minolta Magicolor 4750DN

I would like to install the konica minolta magicolor 4750DN in Linux (debian 64 bits, I know it's not really supported but that's not the issue right now) but all the manual says is "put the CD rom in ...
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Share a printer between Windows and Linux

I have a Canon LBP2900 printer. I have connected the printer with my desktop PC running windows xp and shared it. I have Ubuntu in my laptop and connected to the local network. Is there any easy way ...
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How do I get the printer name to include in `lpoptions -d`

I am trying to set the default printer on a machine running xubuntu from the command line. It looks like I need: lpoptions -d "printer_name" but I do not know the name of the printer. How can I find ...
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Printer Brother DCP-110C Linux 64-bit drivers

I need 64-bit Linux driver for DCP-110C (for Ubuntu 10.04 64-bit) I found only 32-bit here. http://welcome.solutions.brother.com/bsc/public_s/id/linux/en/index.html I've tried to follow those ...
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Linux print server in a web interface

I would want a Linux print server in the form of a web interface, where you upload a PDF, doc, JPG, PNG, PPT, TXT, HTM etc file in a file upload box, and then that file is printed to a USB connected ...
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How to print to an oldish HP Designjet 600 with Win7 and/or linux?

The HP Designjet 600 is an older 'plotter' (really a large inkjet printer) and we have one that's still working great. We're in the process of upgrading workstations to new PCs running Windows7 ...
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How good is Canon printer/scanner combo support under Linux?

I want to buy a printer/scanner combination. My current choice is the new Canon Pixma MG8150, it has good specs and Canon seems to get lots of praise in printer reviews. But my desktop PC has only ...
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OS X: Printer profiles path?

I need to know where the "printer profiles" are stored. I'm not referring to the drivers or any of that, what I'm referring to is when you add a printer, you can define different profiles (IE paper ...
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701 views

Wireless USB Print Server for use with both Linux and Windows

I am looking for a wireless usb print server that will work with my netbook running ubuntu and my main pc running windows. There seems to be little information on anything that works with both ...
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Show default linux printer?

Linux command lpadmin will set the default printer. How does one show what the default printer is from the command line?
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Manual Duplex printing for Mac (and/or Linux)

My printers don't support automatic duplex printing. I'm looking for a solution for my Mac and Linux computers that I've seen with most Windows printer drivers: Check "Manual duplex" in the printer ...
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Xerox Workcentre 3119 and Linux

I'm trying to get Xerox Workcentre 3119 printer to work on Linux. It's a multifunction device (printer and scanner). I run the CUPS web interface at: http://localhost:631/ and it recognizes it on ...
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Xerox DocuColor 242 printer and Linux

I have a Xerox DocuColor 242 printer, and I'm trying to make it work properly from Linux (Debian and CUPS). When I point my browser to the printer's built-in webserver, it says "EFI Fiery". I think ...
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Looking for a driver for my Canon MP530 printer for Linux (ubuntu)

What can I do if there is no driver for the Canon MP530? I tried the driver for the MP520 but the printed page is messed up. Any ideas? Edit: I run Ubuntu 9.04
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Debugging Samba/CUPS printer sharing with Windows

I've got a HP Deskjet hooked up to a Slackware 12.2 box. I've got CUPS set up and can print a test page from the box just fine. I've also got Samba set up and have a couple file shares that work ...