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Why was my HP printer automatically shared on my WiFi?

I got a pleasant, but odd surprise today. I went through the whole rigmarole of installing HPLIP on one of my laptops, finally getting an ENVY 5644 working with duplex, colour and everything. Having a ...
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Can't install HP printer on Ubuntu 20.04

When I use hp-setup to configure my printer HP-2546 on the wireless option, I click next, select the printer and next again, then the following error message arise: Please check the USB connection to ...
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computer connected to internet by wifi but printing delayed

I'm an amateur. Computer connected to internet by wifi but printing on network printer is delayed by more than ten minutes. Using 20.04. In the interim sits in queue. The active interface mtu (wlp1s0)...
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Disable System Printer Selection Popup window Ubuntu 20.04 Default Desktop Environment

There is an Ubuntu 20.04 fresh installed machine we have in a Warehouse where a web based application is running (in Chrome), which is used by the people working there. Workers are registering goods ...
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Missing print panel in KDE Plasma system settings

I just switched my Ubuntu 20.04 installation from Gnome to KDE. Everything is going well except the Printers panel is missing from System Settings. According to various documentation I've found, it ...
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CANON LBP6200d driver problem

My printer works just fine in Windows 10 but in Ubuntu when I downloaded the printer drivers for linux 64 bit from the Canon website and downloaded them like this PIC 1 PIC 2 But then when I print, a ...
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Epson ET-2750 upgrade?

When I upgrade from Ubuntu 18.04LTS to Ubuntu 20.04LTS will my Epson ET-2750 printer setup from 18.04 upgrade to 20.04? I could not install the Epson printer on 20.04 standalone. The only difficulty I ...
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how to set default media (paper size) for a printer using lpoptions

I want lp to print to a default printer and can set this using lpoptions -d , but I can't find a way to set the default media size. Is there any way to do this with some lp... command or do I need to ...
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How can I control the usage of a printer on ubuntu desktop?

I live in the dormitory, and we need to print a lot. I have bought a home HP printer, and a laptop. I'd like to share the printer and the laptop with my roommates (about 500 people), and charge them ...
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Can't get the HP scanner working in Ubuntu20.04 + Can't install hplip in Ubuntu20.04

I've just got a HP DeskJet Ink Advantage 2336 All-in-One Printer. And turns out, they don't have support for any Linux system. I'm on Ubuntu20.04LTS. I checked on: https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-...
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Can not scan with HP Laserjet Pro MFP M130fn (but can print) [duplicate]

I have an HP Laserjet Pro MFP m130fn all-in-one printer. Connected with USB. scanimage -L info: device `hpaio:/usb/HP_LaserJet_MFP_M129-M134?serial=VNH7C06822' is a Hewlett-Packard ...
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print preview is truncated in Ubuntu

Printing is defective in Firefox as of recently on my Ubuntu 20.04 with Firefox 90. HPLIP is installed. I need to print .HTML files previously saved by Firefox. In both print > save to PDF and ...
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Confuguring Epson Printer in Ubuntu 20.04

I would like to know how to install the drivers for Epson l380 printer in Ubuntu 20.04
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Ubuntu 20.04: Cannot print double sided from evince any more

[EDIT] So it works with the below Libre Office printer dialog, while it is not working with the standard printing dialogue from Ubuntu. Does anyone know about this behavior? I have a Canon Pixma mx920 ...
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Unable to print document in linux 20.04 [duplicate]

I have installed ubuntu 20.04 lts. I plugin my Epson L220 printer .When i print a document, and any documents, the results on the paper always written "cups_hundleerror". And i have tried ...
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Ubuntu 20.04. Attempt to delete printer driver fails from bad install

Went to Settings > Printers. Two drivers for Canon MX922 printer shown. Second one works. First one doesn't work. I click on settings wheel for the bad one, selected and pressed Remove Printer. Got ...
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How do I stop Cups from auto detecting printers? [duplicate]

How do I stop Cups from detecting and installing printers automatically? When I go to print, I only want to see the printers I have added manually. When I remove auto detected network printers in the ...
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Architecture Incompatibility with Brother Printer Drivers in Ubuntu 21.04

The printer is a Brother MFC-J430W, and the OS is Ubuntu 21.04. The conection is by USB cable. When at the beggining I plugged the printer to the computer, aparently it recognized it and installed the ...
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Why it is such a big problem to use HP printer in Ubuntu 21.04?

I always used the hp printers with Ubuntu without a problems. Probably from version 20 I had a problems. Now I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 21.04, new printer ( HP deskjet plus 6075 ) new usb cable ...
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Help me install HP Ink Tank Wireless 410 in Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS [duplicate]

Print job is not completing, it shows processing after one print
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HP LaserJet P1006 won't print after power off/on

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with an HP LaserJet P1006 connected by USB cable. On both this new installation and on a previous hard drive, the HP LJ P1006 would run until it's power was turned off. ...
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(LibreOffice Writer & Calc) Prints Blank Page in Lubuntu 20.04 Using Epson M100

I just installed Epson M100. The driver comes from their website. I can print the test page with no problem. But when I try to print in LibreOffice Writer and or Calc, I only got blank page. I also ...
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How to print with a serial port printer?

I am completely clueless when it comes to printers, ports and things like that so I am just reading and trying to get a printer to work without getting a college degree haha... Basically, I have a ...
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Printing Error, Canon LBP6000

I've installed Canon LBP6000 with this tutorial, but I'm getting this error: ccp send_data error What Should I do? Since I'm a newcomer to the Linux world, I don't even know where to start for ...
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CUPS-PDF how to tell who printed? (remote instance)

I have a cups-pdf setup on a Ubuntu EC2 instance. It works my question is how I can tell what computer printed to it... even if it's by IP address. What part of the cups-pdf "runtime" would ...
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Printers overview shows "Ready" for all printers, though they are on a different network

The top printer in the list is at a club I used to go to. That printer has been taken down at least a month ago. The second printer on the list is at work. Currently I am connected to the wifi ...
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Printing With Manual Duplex

I switched to Ubuntu, recently. I usually work with a printer that does not have support for automativ duplex (Canon MP495). I know the printer is old, but it works. I installed gnome-manual-duplex ...
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How to print 4 odd pages per sheet (in front), and 4 even pages (in back)?

I have a PDF file (with 8 pages), I want to print it in the following way: It must be 4 pages per sheet, The odd pages must be printed together, same for the even pages So, we have these pages (1, 2,...
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how can i print a 21x42cm picture on a "custom" 21x42cm paper without getting it shrink to (A4) 21x30cm?

from Gimp 2,10.22 on Ubuntu 21.04 GNU/Linux, i'm trying to print a 21x42cm picture on a 21x42cm custom paper size, but in the end it gets printed shrink ("distorting" pixel ratio) in the ...
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Wireless printing does not work in Ubuntu Mate 20.04

My Epson ET-2720 loads automatically and prints wirelessly with Ubuntu Mate 18.04. and Linux Mint without installing ANY drivers. The same Epson printer is found in 20.04 but produces a CUPS error - &...
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How to install foo2zjs.tar.gz when website doesn't work

Since http://foo2zjs.rkkda.com/ is down for some time now, are there any alternatives for download of foo2zjs.tar.gz?
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How can I proceed if it is impossible to delete a (snap) readonly directory?

I want to execute a similar command to the following command from this post sudo rmdir /usr/share/ghostscript/9.25/iccprofiles The actual command is sudo rmdir /snap/gimp/367/usr/share/ghostscript/9....
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lp: Unsupported document-format "application/pdf" for Canon LBP6000-LBP6018

Before anyone asks, I have already tried the existing solutions and to no avail. I will however provide full information for debugging. lsusb recognizes my printer Bus 001 Device 023: ID 04a9:271a ...
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Why is my Brother printer not printing fonts in a PDF correctly?

I have a Brother HL-L2380DW printer, which is connected wirelessly to my Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS desktop. Typically, I can print from it without issue, but presently, it is not printing a certain PDF ...
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Change Driver dialog for printer hangs

I'm trying to change the default driver for a network attached printer. I click on the Change... button and the resulting dialog for choosing the driver goes grey then hangs, eventually I get the ...
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HP Officejet Pro 8710 printed page dimensions options display error

Please study the screenshot here: The page size options are absurd. This is a recent development with this printer, although I didn't notice exactly when the problem began. I don't know whether to ...
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no lpr or lprng file in /etc/int.d/

My printer is behaving randomly except for the test page. It always works well on test page. Sometimes it works well on all applications. Sometimes it works on Chrome, chromium, but not on Firefox and ...
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Printing from apache to ubuntu 20.04 usb printer

I am using old ubuntu 12.04 with parallel port printer epson LX-310 (named epsonlx) and I am upgrading my old ubuntu with newer 20.04 with USB port (new computer do not have parallel port). I have ...
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Cannot Print over USB cable for Jiose J500 Label Printer

The device is plugged in via USB and identifies itself as a Generic J500 in the Printer Settings, but when I try to print a label, the job ends up in the queue for another device, even though all ...
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Errors deleting printers

I have a bunch of network printers that were auto-discovered that I am trying to remove, but unable to do so. When I first created this workstation, I plugged it into the network before editing CUPS ...
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Why is my printer assigned an incorrect/inconsistent IP address

I recently moved and changed internet carriers (xfinity->fios). When I set up my computers and printer in my new apartment, I was no longer able to print over my WLAN, nor ping my printer. I'm ...
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After updating from 18.04 to 20.04 HP OfficeJet 8720 produces no output

Before updating to 20.04 my HP OfficeJet 8720 worked. After updating from 18.04 to 20.04 HP OfficeJet 8720 gets lpstat -p \printer HP-OfficeJet-Pro-8720 now printing HP-OfficeJet-Pro-8720-0. enabled ...
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My Ubuntu 20.04 computer can't ping or print to a printer on my local wireless network

I recently moved. After resetting up my printer and computer, I find that I can't print. I am running Ubuntu 20.04, and my printer is a Brother MFC-7860DW. My local wireless network is using a router ...
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CUPS fails to start due to dependency on Ubuntu 20.04.2 Server

Trying to install cups on Ubuntu 20.04.2 Server, so that I can use it as a print server. Installation via: sudo apt install cups appears to succeed. sudo systemctl start cups executes without ...
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HPLIP cannot detect printer HP Laserjet 100 Colot MPF M175nw

New installation of Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS Printer HP Laserjet 100 Colot MPF M175nw30 cannot be detected by hlip-3.21.4 Everithing seems to work properly but "Printer is not HPLIP installed" so ...
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Print screen bug is getting worse [Ubuntu 20.04] [duplicate]

You might have heard of the 15 year old bug in Ubuntu that has never been fixed (mentioned on this forum a decade ago). Essentially you can't printscreen while a menu is active. Today, I was working ...
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HP Printer error: “IllegalOperatorSequence”

I have an HP LaserJet 1320, and Lubuntu 20.04 on an old Macmini. Since I installed Lubuntu 18 packagewise over Ubuntu upgraded from 16, I have been encountering a printer error. ** I have since ...
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Print large pdf page as multiple tiles with small overlap and index marks

I have a large document (a pdf with a document size >> A4) that I need to print at 100% scale. This means it will take several A4 sheets. What I would like is a a small (ideally definable) ...
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Cups - How to find the status of a particular job

Using lp to print a document to printer Zebra on a remote print queue, the job id is returned such as "Zebra-1234". How can I check the result/status of that particular print job?
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HP Officejet 5740 wont run under Ubuntu 20.04

I recently upgraded my Ubuntu desktop from 18.04 to 20.04. After this upgrade both of my HP printers stopped working. I was able to use some suggestions in this ask Ubuntu post to restore printing for ...
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