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Printer jobs in "pending" mode, but not printing
I got it working, it seems to be a bug in cups-browsed, more here: “No suitable Destination Host found by cups-browsed”
To get it working, I removed cups-browsed:
sudo apt-get purge --autoremove cups-...
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URP Error using HPLaserJet M101-M106-IPP printer on Ubuntu 22.04
For a complete solution I had to go to Settings > Printers > Additional printer settings > [Select printer] > Printer Options > Printer color mode > Monochrome.
This allowed me to ...
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Convert pdf to monochrome black-and-white via command line
This has worked for GhostScript 10, which has apparently added suport for blackening the vectors in 2022:
gs \
-sOutputFile=output.pdf \
-sDEVICE=pdfwrite \
-dBlackText -dBlackVector \
-dNOPAUSE -...
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Brother MFC-7820N network printing of PDF files is extremely slow
Still a problem in October 2023;
The following link
https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=848075
solved this for me.
However, dpkg gave me an ominous warning which was repeated in the cups ...
2
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Printer is not printing colour on Ubuntu 18.04
Go to applications and click the "Settings" app
Click on "Printers" in the left column
Click on "Additional Printer Settings" button in the bottom right
Double click on ...
2
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CUPS, can't add printer, (unable to locate printer) (web interface)
Arch user here, I am adding this response in case someone finds it useful (even if you don't use arch) because it took me a while to find a solution. So:
Install nss-mdns using your package manager
...
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How can I download the right printer driver for my new Epson ET-4810 with ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
Look for the Desktop Search icon on your dock or shortcut bar.
Click it.
Your Desktop Search screen will open. At the top of the screen is a Search box. Start typing "printers"
Click on ...
2
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How to associate a printer driver
Access the CUPS (Common Unix Printing Sysyem) GUI by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.
You can detect, add, and manage printers from the Admin tab, and deal with individual printers from ...
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Ubunu 20.04 how do i install my Canon 2540S using Cups
I finally found I could install a "cups client driver" for the Canon Pixma MG 2540S by first installing the foomatic database like so (use only one or the other, they apparently do the same ...
2
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Install Canon printer LSB 2900B
Access the CUPS (Common Unix Printing Sysyem) GUI by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.
You can detect, add, and manage printers from the Admin tab, and deal with individual printers from ...
2
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What CLI allows me to add a printer to cups and see supply levels (toner/ink levels)?
I had a similar question and finally I found out that marker-levels is automatically added to /etc/cups/printers.conf after the first print job has been done, not when the printer itself is added. PS ...
1
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HPLIP crashes when setting up printer (Ubuntu 22.10)
For those who requires HPLIP for their printer / scanner, here is a workaround to fix the bug in the software:
sudo sed -i "s/get_distro_std_name(os_name)/get_distro_name()/" /usr/share/...
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URP Error using HPLaserJet M101-M106-IPP printer on Ubuntu 22.04
TLDR : install driver by running hp-setup in the terminal.
I am using ubunu 22.4 & the "HP-LaserJet-MFP-M426dw" hp printer, in my case , when I opened the settings > printers , the ...
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how to print from command line also specify the font and size
The --font option only supports a certain set of fonts named a certain way. Since you left the font choice as "Sans", you wouldn't care about which sans-serif font is used. "Helvetica&...
1
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printer pending, print report , and Random printer issues
Access the CUPS (Common Unix Printing Sysyem) GUI by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.
You can detect, add, and manage printers from the Admin tab, and deal with individual printers from ...
1
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182nw on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
The HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182nw works on Ubuntu! This is the same printer I am presently using on my system - Ubuntu 20.04.6. As Rinzwind mentioned in the comments below your question, it's not ...
1
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Ubuntu 22.04 does not detect my network printer
OK, I had two problems here.
The network printer could not be found and I could not ping my printer from the new laptop. The issue was that my VPN service was blocking the traffic. The solution was ...
1
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Why do I get two copies of my printer?
this Q&A from Ubuntu Forums holds the clue.
The second (driverless) printer was installed automatically by the system and you also installed a specific driver for the first, effectively the same ...
1
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Driverless printing w IPP on Brother HL-L2350DW from 22.04
CUPS and the Pixel 7 detect the printer as
Brother_HL_L2350DW_series
and as having a URI of
ipp://Brother%20HL-L2350DW%20series._ipp._tcp.local/
Therefore, both know the printer name and where it is....
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Lubuntu and not Ubuntu: how to add a network printer?
Access the CUPS (Common Unix Printing Sysyem) GUI by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.
You can detect, add, and manage printers from the Admin tab, and deal with individual printers from ...
1
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Where did the Generic Text-only printer driver go?
Use Linux Mint Debian Edition to set up a print queue with the textonly driver.
A PPD will appear in /etc/cups/ppd.
Copy this PPD and use it to set up a print queue on Ubuntu 23.04.
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Print A2 on A1 rolle
The printer test page will likely continue to print as shown, regardless of what you do - I have not ever attempted to change that.
Though:
You might be succesful with Settings > Printers > ...
1
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Printer not showing Duplex Printing Option in Kubuntu 22.04
Printers are managed by CUPS, the Common Unix Printing System.
Access the CUPS control panels by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.
Click on the Printers tab at the top of the page.
Click ...
1
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Is there something that crops or resizes the pdf page by its TrimBox?
Ghostscript can be used to rewrite PDF files with the pages cropped to the trim box, by using the following option (from https://ghostscript.com/docs/9.54.0/Use.htm#PDF_switches):
-dUseTrimBox
Sets ...
1
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How to install printer driver from terminal in ubuntu 22.04
Problem solved. Thank you very much for your comment @richbl, I was able to install the printer with Canon i-SENSYS LBP6030, you saved my day.
Download the driver from here, extract it, and run sudo ...
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Double sided printing fails after upgrade to 23.04
I have this same problem with HP Smart Tank 7300. As waltinator replied printing double sided can be enabled from printer settings. They can also be accessed from Settings->Printers and then '...
1
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Okular not showing installed printers
I had similar problem. I could not see printers aside from PDF to file. Also when tried to print to file, it wasn't working, no error displayed. When Okular started from terminal, printing to file ...
1
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Where can I find a Brother HL2140 64-bit driver?
I just needed to wait. Ubuntu 20 came with built in support for Brother HL2140. Thanks to those who responded.
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Printer is stuck at processing status
Another answer:
I recently switched routers. My subned was originally 192.168.1.255, and the printer pulled a lease there. The new router is 192.168.2.255. The printer refused to give up its old lease....
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change M2020 printer WiFi configuration using USB
It is possible to reset the Wi-Fi settings of your M2020 printer using Samsung's PSU ("Printer Settings Utility").
Highly inspired from this post, I've ended up moving the required files in ...
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