CUPS stands for Common Unix Printing System, is an open source printing system allowing computer to become a print server and manage the printers on the network.
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Libre Office change printer language type from PDF to Postscript
I have a problem printing from Libre Office (3.4.0 build 12).
OS: Arch Linux, CUPS version 1.4.6
Printer:
Description: Brother HL-2040
Location: Home
Driver: Brother HL-2040 ...
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Print an SVG from the command line
How can I print an SVG, already scaled to a4 size, from the command line?
I tried using lpr, but instead the printer just printed out the actual XML of the file, which isn't what I wanted.
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Unable to change the default printer
When I use the command
$ sudo lpoptions -d Deskjet-F300-series
it won't change the default printer.
$ lpstat -a
Deskjet-F300-series accepting requests since Sun 10 Apr 2011 11:02:12 AM CEST
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How do I get an HP Deskjet F4210 to work?
I brought to home my friend's printer (HP Deskjet F4210). I'm using Xubuntu 10.04.
When I use the command
lpr scanned.pdf
the printer does nothing. lpq writes
Deskjet-F300-series is not ready
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How on earth can I stop this CUPS-related message on my Debian 6 virtual machine?
I’ve got a Debian 6 VMWare virtual machine that I mostly use via SSH (but occasionally via the GUI).
Every few minutes, the following message gets printed in my terminal:
CUPS config timestamp ...
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How to print to a Lexmark 5630 printer using CUPS
I want to print using a Lexmark 5630 printer, and it appears they only have drivers for Mac and Windows. Does CUPS support it, with maybe some reverse-engineered driver, or am I at a loss?
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Dot Matrix printer setup in Debian
I am using Debian which is similar to Ubuntu.
They have 7 dot matrix printers, some of which are very old (example), which have worked since 1979 and are faster than many inkjets at printing text.
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