Questions tagged [printing]
Questions regarding printing and how to set up printers.
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Brother CDW HL-L8260 no longer prints
After some recent software updates, my Brother printer is no loner receiving jobs. I have tried deleting an removing the printer, I have tried with all sorts of connection options, but no joy. The ...
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i tried to connect my canonLBP2900 to linux jammy but i couldnt find suitable driver
this is being shown in the terminal
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
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Brother QL-800 on Ubuntu not recognised
I'm trying to use a Brother QL-800 label printer on Kubuntu. I successfully manged to use a QL-600 but struggling with QL-800. I installed the driver package ql800pdrv-3.1.5-0.i386.deb which I ...
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printing speed 22.04
I have native Postscript network printers on wired Ethernet, all with static IP, all described in CUPS through the socket://9100 interface. In 18.04 (ghostscript 9.26) printing a PDF file starts ...
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Xerox Primelink C9065 Ubuntu PPD
I'm reaching out to enhance my use of the Xerox Primelink C9065 printer within an Ubuntu setup, managed via CUPS. Despite my efforts, the current PPD limitations prevent full utilization of the ...
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Can't remove printer
I have a Brother HL-L2370DW that I added with the installation utility from brother.com, and it worked for several years, but now when I queue a print job, it stays stuck "processing".
When ...
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Double Sided Printing Combines Multiple Copies Together
I'm using Ubuntu 23.10 and whenever I print double sided it will string multiple copies together for odd pages and not keep them collated i.e. separate.
Printing odd pages will combine the last page ...
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Python error when trying to print
I have been running ubuntu 22.04 for a while now and have printed many things. All of a sudden I am not able to print. I am seeing the following errors in the /var/log. Can someone help me out?
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cups ipp everywhere printer won't delete
I have a printer that no longer runs with CUPS 2.4.1. In the past, I have been able to delete it from CUPS and then reinstall it to get it working again. Now when I attempt to delete it in CUPS, I get ...
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Problem configuring the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4303 to use only black toner when printing neutral grays
I am having a problem to configure the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP 4303 to use only black toner when printing neutral grays, on computers with Ubuntu 18 and Ubuntu 22.
I'm using HPLIP version 3.23.12 (...
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Network Printers
Ubuntu 23.10 Using Cinnamon desktop.
Local Wifi network printers keep appearing and reactivating themselves in 'Printers-Local Host'. They show up as a 'Printer installed' dialog box on my screen.
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Sharp AR-6020 printer not working
I recently installed a Sharp AR-6020 printer on my Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS system using the PPD file provided on the official Sharp website. However, when I attempt to print, nothing happens, and I receive ...
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HP 4050N printer driver problen
Seems to be a problem with printer driver for HP laser jet 4050N
its very slow and add a error page concerning the postscript (i think)
ERROR
typecheck
OFFENDING COMMAND:
idiv
STACK:
5000
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Printer not accessible by saned, probably udev rules not working
I'm trying to setup a printer as network printer with a server. sane-find-scanner outputs could not open USB device 0x03f0/0xc111 at 001:003: Access denied (insufficient permissions) could not fetch ...
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printing .eps to .pdf using cups
I want to print a .eps file to a pdf file using cups.
I have done a basic install along with printer-driver-cups-pdf and printer-driver-all (I assume one covers the other, but included for clarity)
I ...
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canon printer gm2000 how connect to Ubuntu 23.10 arm64
I need help connect cannon to Ubuntu 23.10 arm64. I tried different methods, but all in vain. maybe somebody can help me.
i tried different libs but i dont fine right driver
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how to print from command line also specify the font and size
I am trying to print to my dotmatix printer from command line. How to mention the font and font size
I tried with enscript but got error
enscript -B --font=Sans@11 -p - /home/tk/Documents/bill.txt | ...
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Why am I unable to run the downloaded software for my printer (on Ubuntu) and how can I change this?
I have a new Epson printer/scanner/copier/fax, model WF-7830. During set-up I downloaded the driver software for this model from the Epson website.
The message on the page for downloading the software ...
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printer pending, print report , and Random printer issues
So im trying to print on multiple printers. Sometimes they work, sometimes they dont. it seems random.
Currently im using an epson p8570 and yesterday it worked fine, today, in the print que it says ...
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Difference between system printers and app printers
Is there a difference between the system printers within Ubuntu and the printers listed in applications such as LibreOffice or Gnome Text Editor?
I have 3 printers within my network. Three are ...
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Turn off printer discovery
How can we turn off the automatic printer discovery in Ubuntu?
I already tried to turn it off in /etc/cups/cups-browsed-conf by setting:
BrowseRemoteProtocols none
BrowseLocalProtocols none
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Brother dcp t510w problem
Since I have kernel 6.5, my system does not see the Brother dcp t510w printer via WiFi. It is only detected via USB. What could have happened? I didn't have this problem before. The problem affects ...
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Restrict printer share to specific IP addresses
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. I want to share my printer in LAN to specific computers only. But presently if I share printer in LAN it is visible to all the computers in LAN and some people by mistake give ...
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Print counter for Ubuntu 22.04
I am using Ubuntu 22.04. I want to know if there is any software by which I may know how many pages are printed from specific date to specific date.
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HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182nw on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS
Will the HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M182nw work on Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS? HP will not confirm even though their website says Linux and UNIX are supported OS platforms.
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Ubuntu 22.04 does not detect my network printer
I'm installing Ubuntu 22.04 on a laptop from scratch and it does not detect my ethernet connected HP "Color-LaserJet-CM1312nfi-MFP".
I have an old laptop with Ubuntu 22.04 where it has ...
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How can I find a printer driver for the EPSON WF-C4810?
I can't print to my Epson WF-C4810. It works from Windows so I assume I need to find the right driver. Is one available?
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ZKP5803 POS58 printer failing ti print with "Filter failed" message in Ubuntu
CUPS configuration
I am trying to install a POS58 thermal printer ZKTeco ZKP5803 in a raspberry pi 4 running Ubuntu 22.04. I updated it into CUPS as a POS58 but when I send the print I get "...
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Ubuntu 23.10 Can't Print to Brother HL-L2370DW Using IPP Because of Inability to Resolve Printer Hostname
I installed the Brother HL-L2370DW printer driver on a clean installation of Ubuntu 23.10 and chose the IPP protocol using Brother's "driver installer." (I have confirmed the Brother HL-...
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Why do I get two copies of my printer?
My printer is attached via ethernet to my LAN. When I install it I get two copies shown. Why is that?
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How can I download the right printer driver for my new Epson ET-4810 with ubuntu 20.04 LTS?
I am looking for VERY detailled help with the installation, because I have never done such a thing before...
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Canon LBP6030 is not working on Ubuntu 22.04
I am a new user of Ubuntu and I have a Canon printer(LBP6030). I have tried several methods to install the printer. But I can not print anyhow. Is there anyone who can give me a workable solution?
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Cannot install Canon Pixma ip100 in Ubuntu 22.04
I've downloaded:
cnijfilter-ip100series-3.70-1-deb.tar.gz
cnijfilter-ip100series-3.70-1-rpm.tar.gz
cnijfilter-source-3.70-1.tar.gz
I tried following the installation instructions from Canon, but ...
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How to associate a printer driver
I installed 22.04.3 LTS Ubuntu about 2 days ago and am green as possible with it. I have manged to get my printer - Epson WF-2510 into the printers list as well as well as a CUPS_BRF printer.
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Printing not printing even though printer is found
I have a Samsung M2835DW series printer connected by an ethernet cable on my local LAN. I have been happily printing to it but it no longer prints at all.
When I go to http://localhost:631/printers/ I ...
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Printer quit working with "Printer Error: Connecting to Device"
My brother HL-5370DW has worked fine for years with several LTS versions of Ubuntu!! For some reason this last week or so it quit working, giving the error shown in the Title.
I have tried deleting ...
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CUPS server error when adding printer
I’m new to Linux and installed Ubuntu on a Lenovo thinkpad. It was an work computer I was told I could keep.
I have a Canon imageclass mf445dw working on my local network.
In settings I see the ...
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Printer dialog preview and current page
For some reason the "preview" and the "current page" entries have disappeared from the print dialog popup. This was working 100% until the other day, but today it is gone.
I have ...
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Printer "Filter Failed" on HP laserjet
Have an HP Lasterjet MFP 227 printer connected through ethernet. Has worked previously on this installation of Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS, suddenly it will not print because "filter failed"when ...
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Unable to locate package linux-tools-5.15.90.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
After trying to install CUPS https://project-insanity.org/2022/11/01/use-cups-printing-server-on-windows-10/usbipd using which involved installing WSL Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS then usbipd https://...
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Canon MG3600 Series (WiFi) says print job completed but won't print (22.04)
When I started using Ubuntu 22.04 about a year ago, my printer was added automatically over WiFi and worked without any issues (with the exception of some applications). A couple of weeks ago, I ...
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Printing PDF file is missing characters
I open a PDF-file in Document Viewer (Evince) 44.1 in Ubuntu 23.10, and it looks perfect. But when I try to print it, a lot of text/chars is missing. The properties for the PDF file says "All ...
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cups (cups-browsed) doesn't see / recognize USB printer anymore
I have a headless Ubuntu 20.04 with cups 2.3.1 and cups-browsed 1.27.4. Everything was groovy until I installed an x-server last week to make a package work. This seems to have severly messed with my ...
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Print preview slow in Ubuntu
When I try to launch a print preview in programs such as Okular, Thunderbird, or Firefox, the print window opens and stay on the loading "Preparing Preview" for a very long time. After a ...
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ubuntu does not see usb-connected printer (Brother DCP-J100)
I'm running Xubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, 6.2.0-35-generic GNU/Linux
I try to install Brother DCP-J100 printer. I have already installed drivers (from Brother), but the printer and the scanner do not work. It ...
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Not able to get a brother printer working
I think I have successfully been able to finally set the printer up. I can ping it and I do receive the response. weird how a mainstream OS like ubuntu can make printer setup this insanely difficult.
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how do I install a Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer on Ubuntu version 22.04.3 LTS
So far I cannot get Ubuntu even to see it by way of WiFi. I'm ready to try hard-wire (Ethernet).
Any suggestion or solution getting this to work, I would be so thankful, Thanks ahead.
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Kubuntu 22.04 TLS: printer difficulties
I go through this every time I repave the hard drive (re-install the OS): choosing which connection method and which driver to use. What's going on here with this list of drivers, with apparent ...
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Problems with my printer!
I had a MF6160dw printer and I need to restart everyday cups with "systemctl restart cups" to connect my printer with my PC. I'm using Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I'm very frustrated! I can't ...
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Ubunu 20.04 how do i install my Canon 2540S using Cups
I am a novice with Linux and just taken the plunge to switch from Windows. I have just installed Ubuntu 20.04 and was very happy to set up file sharing using Samba and my Canon 2540s as a shared ...