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Printer setup for Ubuntu 18.04LTS

Instructions to add new EECS Network Printer:

  • In Terminal:
sudo apt-get install smbclient 
sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install python3-smbc  
  • Settings → Printers → Additional Printer Settings → Network Printer→ Windows Printer via SAMBA
smb://pcserver.eecs.yorku.ca/las2017 (eg. las2017 printer) -> Click Forward


  • Search for a printer driver to download → Make and Model: Ricoh 8400 → Search
  • Click on drop down “Printer model” and choose Ricoh SP 8400DN → Forward → Forward → Forward → Short name : las2017 (leave everything else default) → Apply → type in root username/pw
  • When printing for the first time after reboot, you need to go back into Settings→Printers and click on the print job and authenticate using your EECS username/pw
printers/print-ubuntu/start.1560451599.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/06/13 14:46 by namtran

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