Linux printing via the Windows Print Server

Linux printing via the Windows Print Server

Introduction There are a number of ways to allow Linux clients the ability to print through your printer, however sometimes the best and most workable method is not clear. This article is designed to provide an overview of the options available when printing from Linux, via shared printers on a Windows Server.   What is CUPS? CUPS was originally an acronym for Common Unix Printing System, and over the years has officially become simply CUPS. It is natively a print spooling platform used for the Internet Printing Protocol on Linux and Unix systems. It also includes support for printing via Line

Google Cloud Print on Ubuntu

Google Cloud Print on Ubuntu

Google Cloud Print on Ubuntu 16.04, in 10 minutes! Thanks to CUPS and Google Cloud Print Connector, you can share your old printers using Google Cloud Print (GCP). Main benefits Print from any device or application (web, mobile, desktop) Print using any connection, any network Forget drivers Share all your printers with a user in a moment Let’s start! Print from anywhere (source) $ apt install google-cloud-print-connector The command above will install GCP-Connector and all required dependencies, included CUPS. CUPS The first thing you need to do is to add and configure your printer(s) in CUPS. The easiest way to

Using the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service

Using the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service Install the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service   After installing the Microsoft Windows version of PaperCut’s Primary, Secondary, or Site Server software, the PaperCut LPD Service Setup Wizard style installer is available under [appath]\providers\lpd\win\pc-lpd-installer.exe LPD Servers listen on port 515 by default, so Administrators must ensure that this port is open to requests from clients (check that the port is not blocked by your firewall). The installation wizard also checks for previous versions of the Windows LPD Server, and disables these to ensure there is no port conflict. It’s important at this point to consider how the print jobs are being tracked. The print jobs