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Printer Support

On the tabletop:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install cups cups-bsd
sudo usermod -a -G lpadmin folk

(``cups-bsd`` provides the ``lpr`` command that we use to print.)


Accessing the CUPS Web UI

To access the CUPS interface, create an SSH tunnel from your laptop:

ssh -L 6310:localhost:631 folk@folk-WHATEVER.local

Leave this terminal window open.

Then open your browser and go to:

http://localhost:6310

→ Go to Printers. If your printer shows up automatically, try printing a test page.

If the automatically added printer (`implicitclass:`) doesn’t work, follow the steps below. —- ===== Troubleshooting ===== If your job is paused due to `cups-browsed` issues or printing otherwise doesn’t work, try the fix mentioned here: AskUbuntu: No suitable destination host found by cups-browsed In summary: <code bash> sudo apt-get purge –autoremove cups-browsed </code> Then, in the CUPS Web UI → Administration → Add Printer, add your printer manually via IPP. It might also appear automatically under *Discovered Network Printers* (via `dnssd`). —- ===== Finishing Setup ===== Once the printer is working: * Go to the Administration dropdown on the printer’s page * Select Set as Server Default Try printing from Folk! You can also test printing directly from the command line: <code bash> lpr ~/folk-printed-programs/SOMETHING.pdf </code> *(Note: you have to print the PDF, not the PS file, for it to work properly.)*

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