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Printer Setup on Ubuntu

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 → Add → Network Printer→ Windows Printer via SAMBA
smb://pcserver1.eecs.yorku.ca/las2017 (eg. las2017 printer) 

Authentication: 

Select:
 'Set authentication details now'
Password: (EECS password)
Username: eecsyorku.ca\username
           
-> Click Forward

Manual change:  

1. systemctl stop cups
2. Edit /etc/cups/printers.cong and change the line

AuthInfoRequired none 
to 
AuthInfoRequired username,password 

3. systemctl restart cups


  • 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
services/printers/print-ubuntu.1664306392.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/09/27 15:19 by namtran

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