Linux Printing
Introduction
You should find everything you need to get your printer working at http://www.openprinting.org/ - This site maintains a database of printers that are known, or not know, to work with Linux. Almost all printer configuration is done through a PPD file which describes the capabilities of the printer. The website also has generic instructions for setting up the printer with various spooler implementations, even without a spooler.
Managing Printers
If you can use CUPS to manager your printers, this is by far the easiest to setup and manage, at this time. The CUPS manager is available to a web-browser on port 631 of the host machine:
Hewlett Packard
When using the hpijs drivers, use hp-makeuri (in the hplip Debian package) to ascertain the correct URL to use for the printer. E.g.
- hp-makeuri 192.168.1.44
Run without parameters for help.
Canon
Download drivers from https://www.canon.co.uk/support/ by searching for the appropriate printer, then selecting the 'DRIVERS' option, followed by choosing the appropriate operating system.
For Debian just install the .deb files contained within the download. You
may need to also install dependencies.
Resources
- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Printing-HOWTO/how.html
- http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing/index.html
-- Frank Dean - 06 Nov 2008