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Printing

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trulanm edited this page May 29, 2013 · 23 revisions

You want to print from your crouton?

  1. Install cups and related packages: sudo apt-get install cups system-config-printer-gnome You'll also want to install hplip if you're using an HP printer. There maybe other packages necessary for other printers, please add them here.

  2. Add yourself to the lpadmin group: sudo adduser <username> lpadmin

  3. init scripts don't work right in crouton so we need to start cups somehow. One way is to edit /etc/rc.local and add: /usr/sbin/cupsd

  4. Finally, log out of your crouton and back in. You should now be able use Printer Settings to configure your printer.

This has been tested on a shared network printer. It may also work for directly connected printers, this needs confirmed.

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