Don’t require root to add printers
Add the user to the lp group. If that doesn’t work, check ls -l /dev/_your_printer_ and see which group owns it
cups
CUPS: Adding printer fails with “Unable to get list of printer drivers: Success”
I found a way to debug this problem. Cups runs lpinfo -m to get a list of printer drivers, and this runs scripts … Read more
printing problems with DDST (aka PCL6) printer RICOH Aficio SP C240DN
I am currently working on a protocol specification for the Ricoh C240DN. Sadly it’s quite different to older BW printers like the SP … Read more
How to print password protected pdf with cups from command line?
How to print password protected pdf with cups from command line?
Printing on custom paper size / adding paper size to PPD
It’s not strange at all that Acrobat Reader centers your 21×21 cm page on an A4 paper. Without a PostScript Printer Description file … Read more
How can I limit engagement with a large office LAN?
How can I limit engagement with a large office LAN?
How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
How to print PCL file output to PDF file instead of printer
CUPS reports all successful, but nothing prints on Brother HL-2240 series USB printer
Expanding on Shivaram Lingamneni’s answer… Installing the drivers from the Brother website worked. As near as I can trace from the logs, if … Read more
Is there an approved way to clear /var/cups/cache on a Unix system?
According to CUPS documentation, the standard config places cache files in /var/spool/cups/cache and print jobs in /var/spool/cups. I’d imagine the best strategy is … Read more
How to use very old printer (Panasonic KX-P1170)
You do have a windows driver for your printer, right? It seems that some people succeeded in converting the windows drivers into .ppd … Read more
