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#+TITLE: task for printer #+AUTHOR: Wensheng Xie #+EMAIL: wxie@member.fsf.org #+LANGUAGE: en #+OPTIONS: H:2 num:nil toc:nil \n:nil @:t ::t |:t ^:{} _:{} *:t TeX:t LaTeX:t #+STYLE: #+LATEX_CLASS: myclass #+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [a4paper] #+ATTR_LATEX: width=0.38\textwidth wrap placement={r}{0.4\textwidth} #+ATTR_LATEX: :float multicolumn #+REVEAL_TRANS: None #+REVEAL_THEME: Black #+TAGS: @work(w) @home(h) @road(r) laptop(l) pc(p) { @read : @read_book @read_ebook } #+ATTR_ORG: :width 30 #+ATTR_HTML: width=”100px” #+EXPORT_SELECT_TAGS: export #+EXPORT_EXCLUDE_TAGS: noexport #+STARTUP: fold

  • tasks for installing printer in Debian ** [2020] * [2020-11] ** [2020-11-05 四] *** install printer packages #+BEGIN_SRC shell sudo aptitude install cups #+END_SRC *** open printer administration webpage #+BEGIN_SRC html http://localhost:631 #+END_SRC *** click on ‘add printer’ button to search available printers *** customization the cups [4/4] ~/etc/cups/cupsd.conf~ is the file to edit.
  • print area ~Listen localhost:631~ # one computer Listen 0.0.0.0:631 # local network
  • priviledge for printers #

    Order allow,deny

    Allow localhost

    #</Location>

Order deny,allow Allow From 192.168.1.* # printer ip </Location>

  • start service #+BEGIN_SRC shell sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart #+END_SRC
  • search for printers input something like ~http://192.168.1.102:631/printers/Officejet-5600-series~ into browser ** [2020-11-12 四] *** commandline commands for printers [7/7]
  • see a list of printer, local or network #+BEGIN_SRC shell lpstat -p -d #+END_SRC
  • print to a specific printer #+BEGIN_SRC shell lp -d printer filename

    or

    lpr -P printer filename #+END_SRC

  • specify printer options #+BEGIN_SRC shell lpoptions -p printer -l # list options lp -o landscape -o fit-to-page -o media=A4 filename.jpg lpr -o portrait -o fit-to-page -o media=A4 filename.jpg #+END_SRC
  • printer copies #+BEGIN_SRC shell lp -n num-copies -o collate=true filename lpr -#num-copies -o collate=true filename #+END_SRC
  • printer job #+BEGIN_SRC shell

    cancel job

    cancel job-id lprm job-id

    move job to another printer

    lpmove job-id destination #+END_SRC

  • remove a printer #+BEGIN_SRC shell lpadmin -x PrinterName #+END_SRC
  • remove authentication (make sure the server side also set to no autherication) #+BEGIN_SRC shell lpadmin -p -o auth-info-required=none #+END_SRC **** [2020-11-13 五] ***** driverless printing [2/2]
  • devices support driveless printing are listed [[https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201311][AirPrint device list from Apple]]
  • install driveless printer for Debian [[https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDriverlessPrinting][Driverless printing with CUPS]] ***** installing driverless printing [5/5]
  • ~CreateIPPPrinterQueues All~ is uncommented in file /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf
  • ~systemctl restart cups-browsed~ is executed.
  • Obtain the URI of a printer: ~driverless~ or ~driverless list~
  • try ~ippfind -T 5~ if possible
  • try ~avahi-browse -rt _ipp._tcp~ and ~avahi-browse -rt _uscan._tcp~ ***** installing driverless from CUPS webinterface
    1. Open the [[localhost:631][web interface]] and choose ~Administration~. Select ~Add Printer~.
    2. Your printer will be under the ~Discovered network Printers:~, probably with more than one entry. Choose the entry that contains the word driverless and move on to ~Continue~.
    3. Check that Connection is ipp://… and ~Continue~ to the next page.
    4. Under Model there should be an option of driverless, cups-filters. This option uses the cups-filters PPD generator. Select and activate ~Add Printer~.