Printer install on Ubuntu 18.04
0
I've been using Ubuntu ever since my 69th birthday which was about 2 weeks ago so I don't know much. Been trying to install printers -- a Canon PIXMA MX340 and an HP Laserjet P1006 in Ubuntu 18.04.1. Working on the Canon today. I downloaded and unpacked gutenprint-5.2.14.tar.bz2. Am now looking at gutenprint-5.2.14 and not knowing what to do next. Please help. Thank you.
drivers printing hp canon
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
|
show 1 more comment
0
I've been using Ubuntu ever since my 69th birthday which was about 2 weeks ago so I don't know much. Been trying to install printers -- a Canon PIXMA MX340 and an HP Laserjet P1006 in Ubuntu 18.04.1. Working on the Canon today. I downloaded and unpacked gutenprint-5.2.14.tar.bz2. Am now looking at gutenprint-5.2.14 and not knowing what to do next. Please help. Thank you.
drivers printing hp canon
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
1
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
Please runapt search Gutenprint | grep installedand let me see the output! Add it to your post.
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go tolocalhost:631then underCUPS for AdministratorsselectAdding Printers and ClassesthenFind New Printersand search for them!
– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35
|
show 1 more comment
0
0
0
I've been using Ubuntu ever since my 69th birthday which was about 2 weeks ago so I don't know much. Been trying to install printers -- a Canon PIXMA MX340 and an HP Laserjet P1006 in Ubuntu 18.04.1. Working on the Canon today. I downloaded and unpacked gutenprint-5.2.14.tar.bz2. Am now looking at gutenprint-5.2.14 and not knowing what to do next. Please help. Thank you.
drivers printing hp canon
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
I've been using Ubuntu ever since my 69th birthday which was about 2 weeks ago so I don't know much. Been trying to install printers -- a Canon PIXMA MX340 and an HP Laserjet P1006 in Ubuntu 18.04.1. Working on the Canon today. I downloaded and unpacked gutenprint-5.2.14.tar.bz2. Am now looking at gutenprint-5.2.14 and not knowing what to do next. Please help. Thank you.
drivers printing hp canon
drivers printing hp canon
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
asked Dec 12 '18 at 20:54
PoppyPoppy
11
11
1
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
Please runapt search Gutenprint | grep installedand let me see the output! Add it to your post.
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go tolocalhost:631then underCUPS for AdministratorsselectAdding Printers and ClassesthenFind New Printersand search for them!
– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35
|
show 1 more comment
1
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
Please runapt search Gutenprint | grep installedand let me see the output! Add it to your post.
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go tolocalhost:631then underCUPS for AdministratorsselectAdding Printers and ClassesthenFind New Printersand search for them!
– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35
1
1
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
Please run
apt search Gutenprint | grep installed and let me see the output! Add it to your post.– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
Please run
apt search Gutenprint | grep installed and let me see the output! Add it to your post.– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go to
localhost:631 then under CUPS for Administrators select Adding Printers and Classes then Find New Printers and search for them!– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go to
localhost:631 then under CUPS for Administrators select Adding Printers and Classes then Find New Printers and search for them!– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35
|
show 1 more comment
0
active
oldest
votes
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "89"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
draft saved
draft discarded
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1100454%2fprinter-install-on-ubuntu-18-04%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
0
active
oldest
votes
0
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
draft saved
draft discarded
Thanks for contributing an answer to Ask Ubuntu!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
draft saved
draft discarded
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2faskubuntu.com%2fquestions%2f1100454%2fprinter-install-on-ubuntu-18-04%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
1
What did the README file say or a link to the site for instructions will be helpful!
– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:23
Please run
apt search Gutenprint | grep installedand let me see the output! Add it to your post.– George Udosen
Dec 12 '18 at 21:30
poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$ apt search Gutenprint | grep installed WARNING: apt does not have a stable CLI interface. Use with caution in scripts. libgutenprint2/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] printer-driver-gutenprint/bionic,now 5.2.13-2 amd64 [installed] poppy@Poppy-Alienware-X51-R2:~$
– Poppy
Dec 13 '18 at 1:24
So you see it's installed by default so you don't need to install from source... Connect your printers and see if they won't be found in CUPS. In your browser go to
localhost:631then underCUPS for AdministratorsselectAdding Printers and ClassesthenFind New Printersand search for them!– George Udosen
Dec 13 '18 at 5:19
It works! Thank you so much George. My OPERA browser didn't like local host:631 so I switched to Firefox, and then in CUPS I had to first do Add printer and select it from the list. Now the printer is bouncing merrily along. Thanks again.
– Poppy
Dec 14 '18 at 16:35