Questions tagged [printing]
Questions regarding printing and how to set up printers.
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HP Printer not working on 23.04
I did a fresh install of Ubuntu 23.04 on hardware previously running 22.04. Nothing has changed in the hardware, there is a USB connected HP Laserjet 1018. I used the add printer gui that Ubuntu ...
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Application remnants
I recently installed had to re-install Repetier Host onto my computer, cause during the download to the latest version, i had constant issues with it freezing my entire computer, to the point of me ...
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how to install sharp AR-6023NV
how to install sharp AR-6023NV printer in ubuntu 22.04? It seems there is no any driver for Ubuntu 22.04. Suggest please Regards.
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User-specified print settings in GTK applications are silently overriden by system printer defaults
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I have since ascertained that this appears to be a GTK printing issue, after testing in multiple desktop environments (GNOME, Cinnamon, MATE, XFCE, and KDE Plasma) and trying to print in ...
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Installing drivers for Canon TS5160 printer/scanner on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS
Can I get some help with installing drivers for Canon TS5160 printer/scanner on Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS. I am a Ubuntu novice.
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Cannot Print from LibreOffice 7.5 Using Ubuntu 20.04 [duplicate]
I have a document in LibreOffice Writer format that I would like to print. As I said in the title line, I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2 and my version of LibreOffice is 7.5.2.2 (X86_64)/LibreOffice ...
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How do you silence all printer notifications?
I have a shared printer, connected via USB on a machine on my network, and every 15 seconds, Ubuntu shows a little "Printer error: Printer M2020: connecting-to-device" growl at the top of my ...
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How to stop and disable CUPS service in Ubuntu 22.04
I have noticed with top that the cups-browsed process is taking all of my RAM and CPU. This is apparently an open issue as of today. I want to disable it to make my computer usable again.
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SAMBA/Windows Login Require to connect printer with explorer
I have cups working fine on a RHEL server. Printers are already added. I have installed and configured SAMBA on the same server. I have access to it with a windows 10 client through the explorer. I ...
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Epson Print Admin
At my work place, printing is managed through the Epson Print Admin system. All documents are sent to one big queue and can then be printed at whichever printer is closer to you, after authentication ...
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Failed to start thermal deamon service and Failed to start CUPS service. Failed: READ FPDMA queued
I am getting a couple of error/failed messages while starting Ubuntu. It was working fine, but suddenly it got shutdown. When I restarted it was taking time, but it was not able to start and then ...
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HP network printer queue suddenly won't un-pause
I've got an HP MFP M479 which has worked fine (driverless) for years. Last week I started having the same problem on two different Ubuntu 20.04 computers: when I try to print the print queue ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 don't print to my network canon TR4720 printer
I've tried every option to add the printer from settings. My printer canon TR4720 has several options under TR4700. Some don't load in to the printer setting, some do. The ones that I can add to my ...
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cups - Set default settings for ANY printers
This is the configuration change I want for any printers added in the future:
ColorModel=Gray
cupsPrintQuality=High
Both /var/cache/cups and /etc/cups have per-printer settings, but I want them to ...
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Apt can't locate vgrind (present in old-releases but not new), needed for pretty-printing
vgrind shows up in old-releases http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/v/vgrind/ and is not available via apt (apt-get install errors with the message "unable to locate package ...
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How to print ID from the multipurpose tray on Ubuntu 22.04
I have a Canon Pixma Ts704a printer. I'm trying to print ID Cards using the multipurpose tray. But there is no multipurpose tray paper size option on the Page Setup.
How do I print on the MP tray or ...
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White and black testpage
I am trying to print with a printer which uses kyocera3253ci driver.
Printing options are set to Full Color but when I print the test page, it turns out white and black. The printer works perfectly ...
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How to print border around mutliple pages per sheet with the Ubuntu system print dialog
The Ubuntu system print dialog has a provision for printing multiple pages per sheet, but it doesn't have an option to draw a border around the pages. This seems to be the case for most printer ...
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How to install Canon LBP2900 / 2900B printer on Ubuntu
I'm struggling to find out how to install a Canon LBP2900 / 2900B printer on Ubuntu.
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Brother QL500 fails to print after update to LTS 22.04
My Brother QL 500 label printer has stopped working since an upgrade from 20.04 to 22.04 . the printer notification says the file has been printed but nothing is actually printed and the printer LED ...
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LaserJet M15a not printing from network
I have an HP LaserJet Pro M15a connected to my Ubuntu 22.10 Server via USB. The printer is shared and prints nicely from the server's command line. When I try to print from my laptop (also Ubuntu 22....
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print via canon ip2600 on ubuntu 22.04
I plugged in the printer canon ip2600. The printer is listed when I want to print a document. But when I hit "print" ... nothing happens.
How can I print my document?
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What CLI allows me to add a printer to cups and see supply levels (toner/ink levels)?
I'm attempting to add a printer using cups via lpadmin using either the "everywhere" driverless option with a ipp:// address, or an ldp:// address with a generic postscript driver, and have ...
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Having issue with a HP LaserJet 3030 (All-in-One) printer
I'm struggling to get my ancient HP LaserJet 3030 (All-In-One) printer to play nicely with my HP Elitebook Folio 9470m laptop.
I'm able to print with no issues on a Win10 laptop (Dell Inspiron 15R ...
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Install Canon isensys lbp6000 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
I need some exact steps to install this printer.
I did already download the driver from: https://www.canon-europe.com/support/consumer_products/products/printers/laser/i-sensys_lbp6000.html?type=...
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Error with Brother hl 2240
When I tried to print a document, I got a blinking light on the Brother hl 2240 printer showing error.
It has paper and I could find no jam.
What else can I check for ?
Using ubuntu mate 20.04.
This ...
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Installed WSL2 OK. GUI apps working fine. But how to print?
Newbie question, sorry. Learning Linux.
I've installed WSL2 on Windows 11 laptop.
Successfully running apps e.g. LibreOffice.
Been trying to figure out how to print to my home network HP printer.
My ...
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Okular not printing the right paperformat?
Okular does not communicate properly with Canon MF 3010 concerning papersize?
I try to print a pdf-document, papersize a5. Okular selects a4 paper in printing, resulting in misplaced text.
Evince, e. ...
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hp-setup fails to install USB printer after new kernel installation
After updating the kernel in Ubuntu 22.04.1 to 5.15.0-60-generic, my HP laser printer quit working, so I attempted to run HP's hp-setup app. It wouldn't work, so I've removed it and reinstalled the ...
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How to set duplex (two-sided printing) printing on boot - Ubuntu 22.04
In Ubuntu 22.04, I have to set by default double sided printing, every time I boot into system. How to set it on boot, so that I don't need to change it every time I reboot system ?
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HPLIP crashes when setting up printer (Ubuntu 22.10)
I'm using Ubuntu 22.10 and I'm trying to set up my HP printer with HPLIP.
First I set up manually putting in the IP-address of the printer and it recognises the printer. However, once I click on "...
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Colors (red, for example) are printing gray instead of red
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop. Today I printed a document that has an image with a red border. The print preview showed the red border. My printer is an HP Color Laser Jet Pro M277dw. ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS : cannot access fixed IP addresses after recent update
Been running Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS successfully for the past 6 months. All of a sudden I do not seem to be able to access any of the fixed IP addresses on my network anymore. Specifically :
1] I cannot ...
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Brother printer dissapears from lsusb - force USB replug
I have old Brother printer - DCP-8060.
I successfully installed it, it prints, there's a problem with scanner, but this is not subject of this issue.
My printer simply dissapears from lsusb (it looks ...
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Printer Issues with HP printer on Ubuntu [duplicate]
Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I'm having issues printing. I have an HP Officejet Pro 8020 and the driver is installed, says it's 'Ready', and has active jobs in the queue.
For some reason when I go to print it ...
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CUPS crashes, and error messages
Ubuntu 22.04 (wayland), CUPS 2.4.1, hplip is not installed (does that matter???).
I keep getting error messages relating to CUPS and hpfax that I don't understand.
In /var/log/cups/error_log, here is ...
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HP Envy 4520 Printer can't print certain colors...perhaps a driver issue?
I am a newbie at both Ubuntu and troubleshooting printers.
I am using a HP Envy 4520 Printer hooked up through usb to Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I looked but wasn't able to figure out the answer using: Can...
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CUPS - Force duplex printing
I'm using an Ubuntu server to provide network printing services for Windows clients (using CUPS). Printer is configured and working but if I print from a Windows client the "Default Options" ...
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multiple prints on epson
I use ubuntu 22.04 and an Epson printer (WF7720).
Unfortunately, Epson doesn't offer any specific drivers, but most of the commands work.
However, since I updated from 20.04 to ubuntu 22.04, I can ...
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Remove unwanted printers
When I go to printers on localhost or cups, I only see two printers that I want to use...
When I go to settings printers or print dialog from like Libre Office I see bunch of network printers that I ...
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Cannot print in Chromium (snap - cups)
I'm having some printing problems in chromium (snap).
I have noticed that chromium is installing some new cups snap that should mirror the system cups in some way (proxy mode), but this is not working....
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Canon TS6300 auto on
I want my printer, Canon TS6300 on WiFi, to switch on when data is sent to it. Windows has the ij printer utility which allows what they call "auto on" but not so with Linux.
Can this be ...
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Lubuntu CUPS Question: How to solve "Printer drivers are deprecated and will stop working in a future version of CUPS."
I am a relatively new Linux user. I use Lubuntu 22.04, and I am enjoying Linux so far.
CUPS is up to date and I can access it through localhost, I have also installed the appropriate drivers from the ...
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Can you install a single network printer on Ubuntu 22.04? I
I am very new to Ubuntu. I write on Libre Office,Firefox, and Email. For most of my life I have used Windows. I was told by a computer repair service any HP printer will install in Linux. My Canon ...
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Ubuntu 22.04, why do some PDFs not generate a preview when downloaded?
I can put the ones that have previews on to a USB stick, go to a public printer that takes USB sticks, and print out the PDFs no problem but the red icon ones with no preview, they don't even show up ...
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CUPS: lp command only prints last file
I try to print two files from the command line thus:
$ lp alpha.txt beta.txt
The lpq command gives this output:
$ lpq
HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_7BE7A4 is ready
Rank Owner Job File(s) ...
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Installing and printing HP laserjet P 1108
I installed UBUNTU 22.04 but my printer hp LaserJet p1108 shows printing stopped.Whenever I tried to install hp plugin it shows that hp plugin is not responding
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How do I install a pdf printer for Foxit pdf reader on Ubuntu 22.04?
I have some pdfs that I have commented out that I'd like to reprint as pdf to make the comments permanent. Foxit does not come with the 'Save to file' option like pre-installed Ubuntu 22.04 (Jammy ...
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Cups-Browsed Not Installed
Please help if you can. I'm unable to print. Ubuntu 20.04. Under Printer State there is the following: Stopped - No destination host name supplied by cups-browsed for printer "...
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Printer prints blank pages Ubuntu 22.10
I have a Konica Minolta Pagepro 1580MF ad recently i switched to Ubuntu 22.10 from WIndows 11 and i couldnt print a document sucessfully. Ubuntu automatically installed a driver for it but when I try ...