Questions tagged [cups]
CUPS (acronym for Common Unix Printing System) is a printing system for computer operating systems like Unix, allows a computer to act as a print server. A computer running CUPS is a host that can accept print jobs from client computers, process them and send them to the correct printer.
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Brother MFC-7360N has misaligned prints
I need to print from a Debian 7.0 (Wheezy) box to a Brother MFC-7360N. The resulting printouts are all shifted 1cm to the right and 1cm up. This is particularly annoying if I want to print labels. ...
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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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Linux: Alert user when a file changes
Here's a more general use question.
How can I monitor a log file for specific changes, and use a "notify-send" alert in Ubuntu to alert when said changes occur?
ORIGINAL QUESTION:
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CUPS 1.6.1 client and CUPS 1.4.4 server
I have a Debian "server" (old desktop that's just always on) running CUPS 1.4.4, a Gentoo desktop with CUPS 1.5 (I think), and a laptop with Arch Linux and CUPS 1.6.1.
On the Debian box (the server ...
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pdftoraster missing from ghostscript-cups package on fedora 17?
Attempting to get AirPrint running on an old laser network printer (so my kid can print from his iOS device) with avahi-daemon, cups and this python script.
I've followed the instructions as per this ...
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lp vs lpr. What to use in case of CUPS and what historical difference?
My Debian distro provide the lp and lpr commands for printing from CUPS.
I am a noob to printing in UNIX but have other tech skills.
I tried to find a difference in man lp and man lpr. It seems that ...
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Cups without webserver
I have a minimal linux system and I would like to print. It seems
the usual approach is to install cups.
But what I think is very annoying is that cups comes with its own webserver to do the ...
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Printing from Windows machines to CUPS works erratically
I'm trying to construct a Linux print server to be accessed by Windows machines. The setup is as follows:
Ubuntu 12.10 Desktop
CUPS 1.6.1
Printers shared via Samba 3.6.6
Windows machines are running ...
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Is it possible to print without CUPS?
Having a SOHO printer, HP DeskJet 3940 is it possible to print with lpr/lpd on Debian GNU/Linux?
The Debian Wiki says that
LPR. The still commonly used traditional printing system is called lpr ...
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Logon failure trying to print using Samba
I'm trying to set up a CUPS print server on a Knoppix system for use by Windows clients in an Active Directory domain. So far, I've had success with printing over IPP. Now I want to explore the ...
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Is there anyway to print to a remote client/printer from a cloud-based virtual CentOS machine?
The scenario is that I will potentially be using a cloud based virtual machine and then accessing the machine from a tablet. I then need to send a command to a wireless interfaced printer that will be ...
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Improve black prints on a colour laser printer
My Kyocera FS-C5400DN colour laser printer prints some documents that include graphics (greytone or coloured) blured
A pure textpage is perfect and most time colourpages are fine too. It looks if ...
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Adding domain users to CUPS allow list
CentOS 6, CUPS. I've been able to log in with my user account to the web admin CUPS login, but I can't work out how to log in with a domain user account (on the command line, it's domain\user). Does ...
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Arch Linux - Cannot start CUPS service with systemd
In order to get printing working in Arch Linux, I installed cups, cups-filters, and hplilp (ghostscript and gs-fonts were already installed). However, when I try and make the CUPS service run on ...
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How to get Canon printers to work with Arch Linux?
I am trying to setup a Canon MF4412 printer on my Arch Linux desktop.
I followed the official guide in setting up a CUPS server/client as well as installing the cndrvcups-lb driver package.
However, ...
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Why can I see two distinct /tmp dirs?
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I am seeing two different /tmp directories. In a plain GNOME terminal ls -lia /tmp gives the following:
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5797 drwxrwxrwt 36 root root 780 Oct 5 20:57 .
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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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CUPS causes printer to click and doesn't print
I'm suffering a strange problem with my Cannon iP4850 when trying to use CUPS on a Raspberry Pi (this is not RPi specific, please do not vote to move it).
When I plug the printer into my Laptop (OSX)...
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How do I setup a WI-FI printer?
I have a Samsung ML-2168W printer with WI-FI support. Currently it is connected to my computer with a USB cable. However, I have no clue of how to connect it to the network through WI-FI (with WPA). ...
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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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Add a remote printer over ssh on OSX?
I have a printer at my office that is connected to a local network and my linux box at work can see it on the network. However, it is not visible to the outside world.
I was trying to figure out a ...
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CUPS server taking a long time to print certain jobs
I have a CUPS server set up, to which Windows machines can print. Everything seems to work well (Microsoft Office and some other programs I've tried), except for Adobe Acrobat Pro. It takes a long ...
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debian cups can't add a printer
I've installed cups and cups-client.
I'm in the lpadmin group.
Now when I click on 'Add Printer' in the Administration nothing happens.
The access log says it was successful though.
localhost - - [...
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CUPS, suggest driver for Windows
I have configured CUPS PDF on the Linux side and printing works fine from Windows via IPP (over HTTP).
However when I add the printer to Windows, I need to manually select the driver to be used. Is ...
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On a mac can I use CUPS to set a minimum font size?
I am setting up a mac for an aunt who needs large fonts to read, I have set up Safari correctly but there is a problem.
When I print the text comes out at the original font size, not the enlarged ...
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Reducing the file size of PDFs generated with CUPS-PDF
I use CUPS-PDF to automatically generate PDFs from documents, but the size of the outputted PDFs is astonishingly high (~8 Mb vs ~800 Kb of I file produced by File -> Save as PDF). Any suggestion on ...
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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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Unable to Retrieve Supply Levels in Print Queue
Retrieving the supply levels of my printer in the print queue application used to work fine but now I get an Information Not Available error. In the error logfile it says Unable to query ink levels.
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Margin problems when printing PDF using LPR on OS X
I'm printing a PDF document using LPR on OS X, to a Canon MP190 printer.
When printing the same document (Letter paper size) from the Preview app, the margins are correct.
When printing using LPR, the ...
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Linux IrDA printing
I have a USB IrDA that I got working with my IrDA printer (SiPiX compact printer A6) on the Windows side, using default 4000000 speed and 1.0ms turn-around time (in the driver config). The USB IrDA ...
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multiple printer entries shown for HP Officejet 4500 in CUPS system-config-printer 1.2.0
I upgraded from 8.04 to 10.04 in September. When I access System > Administration > Printing, I see multiple printers although I only have one connected i.e. I see:
Officejet_4500_G510a-f (green ...
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How do I print an entire page in Firefox?
For my personal records (e.g. receipts), I like to print a web page in Firefox using CUPS print-to-pdf. This works great when the page layout is narrow. However, if the page is too wide, the output is ...
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Make Sending Alternate Username to Printer Queue Permenant
I am currently having trouble to print file to a userid protected network printer. The problem is that my username is not what they want.
Well, I can print files from terminal:
lpr -p [printer name] ...
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CUPS as a single printer for network pdf printing
I have some equipment which has the option to print the results of a run, to a networked printer; however the only option provided to configure the printer is IP/port.
Presumably this is OK if there'...
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CUPS - use credentials from login to pass to samba server
Everytime I print, CUPS asks me for authentication information to print to a SAMBA shared printer. Is it possible to pass my credentials to the SAMBA share directly from whatever I used to ...
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Print with lpr to userid protected network printer
How can I print from the command line (e.g., with << lpr >>) to a network printer that requires a user id?
When I use the printer from an application, a dialog box requests my user id and a ...
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Printable A5 booklet on A4 sheets from A5 pages using psutils, pstops and CUPS?
I want to create a CUPS printer queue which accepts books with A5 pages and automatically arranges them as booklets on A4 paper before printing them. Essentially, this is done wonderfully using the ...
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How do I install an HP LaserJet 1012 on a Debian Linux server so that I can print from a Win7 64-bit desktop and a WinXP laptop?
I am new to linux and have only recently set up a linux computer to act as a server on my network. I have read that CUPS is a possible route, but I am unfamiliar with the package. How do I set up my ...
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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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How to add a fake, dummy, null printer in CUPS?
I'm writing a piece of software that supports multiple printers. In order to test it, I need to add multiple printers to my CUPS server. How can I do that?
I want to add a few fake printers that will ...
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IPP Printing from Windows 7 Ultimate
I have network IPP working on Ubuntu and Windows XP. On my Windows 7 instance, it refuses to acknowledge the remote server connection. Can anyone suggest how to configure this correctly?
My install ...
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How to get filename of job in cups?
I have printed a couple of files and lpstat shows that they are completed. But the output is something like this:
# lpstat -W completed -l
Canon-1 root 1086464 Sat May 21 ...
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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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Removing an unknown linux printer
Linux printing appeared to be working fine up until yesterday. Today typing lpq gives the following:
lpq
Printer '[email protected]' - cannot open connection - Connection timed out
Make sure ...
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How do I use my Brother MFC-7440N from Debian or Ubuntu?
I have a Brother MFC-7440N. I would like to print to it from Debian Squeeze over the network without installing Brother's official driver, which I know for sure to be out of date and non-functional ...
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problem with linux usb device permission on reboot
THe below output from my terminal probably should make sense to those able to help:
[root@Plugbox ~]# cd /dev/bus/usb
[root@Plugbox usb]# ls
001
[root@Plugbox usb]# cd 001
[root@Plugbox 001]# ls -l
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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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printing in linux
I've been a linux user for quite some time. But haven't do printing until now.
I just wanna ask how to do printing in linux?
I have researched a bit on it. I found some $> echo "print me" > /...
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lpr -o page-ranges=1 is still printing all three pages
I need to make lpr print just the first page of my document, however it continues to print everything. Itried these commands:
lpr -P <myprinter> -o page-ranges=1 <myfile>
lp -d <...
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Printing without a spooler
I have a non-root account on a shared server, on which the system administrators do not support printing because of past experience with stalled and runaway jobs. For the same reason, they do not ...
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