Installing Printers in Linux | CUPS, Printing, and Scanning

[@ChrisTitusTech]

Check out all my Linux videos with this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PLc7fktTRMBow7EZC5usWsVo7Hz9B9oHOi Also, If you get permission issues in CUPS interface be sure and do the following in terminal: Setup user with modification to use printers - $ sudo usermod -aG lpadmin username

[@ahtoh1]

What does this mean "Setup user with modification to use printers - $ sudo usermod -aG lpadmin username"

[@ArsenGaming]

Anton run "sudo usermod -aG lpadmin " it means add your user to the linux printing admin (lpadmin) group.

[@fiddledotgoth]

I think this may be a bit out of date; I had problems with my low end all in one Epson printer (ET-2650) in some distros, but arch dealt with it really well; in Salient I didn't even have to start printer settings, it started up as soon as I plugged the usb in and installed everything automatically, including utilities (nozzle clean etc) and scanner, which no other distro would do A ready baked Arch is really a good idea for the average home printing set up...

[@RenzusWolf]

hi Chris my cups server cant be start. How do I uninstall and reinstall again.

[@trieuly8335]

@@fiddledotgoth what is Arch?, how does it work? Please tell me more. I have problem to install Canon MF 4770. Thanks in advance.

[@justins7796]

after attempting to connect to my neighbor's printer on accident for 2 hours, i finally figured out which one was mine :)

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

What we all want to know is how much of your neighbor's paper and ink did you blow off before you figured it out?😀😁😂🤣😃😄😅

[@NotPracticingLawdotinfo]

LOL! Opps!

[@goldenbeardofficial8541]

then you went to your neighbors house and took the printer hahahaha

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Very useful episode. Printers aren’t as sexy as gaming and desktop ricing, but printers are something we must deal with. Besides, every hacker needs a good printer story! Thanks as always for the great content, Chris! Cheers!

[@Aronymous7]

For scanning, I can personally recommend simple-scan. I was expecting the worst, and spending hours of trying to make scanning work for my Canon MP260, but it literally just worked perfectly out of the box.

[@toddpark2893]

Thanks. How is it for multi-page scanning?

[@raphaelkyembe4407]

What distro are you on?

[@joshpayne4015]

THIS. THIS is why Linux is still not ready for general users. Yes, Windows blows. But so does having to do all of this just for a stinking printer.

[@aeonhelendale8777]

Amen, I've been trying for hours to get a printer that linux recognizes to just work, and it still doesn't and nobody is any help. No clue on any of this terminal coding crap.

[@suribachi8698]

Thanks to your videos in the past week, I will be making the full jump to Linux when I build a Ryzen based system later this year. I admit, I was/am one of those people that was hanging onto Windows just for gaming. However, I have been checking out Valve's Proton and WINE. The titles where I spend 90% of my time are rated Gold or higher. Probably going to go with POP! OS. Thanks again and keep up the good work!

[@alwinvillero9505]

@@motoryzen and reddit, lol jk.

[@s0litaire2k]

CUPS + Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless = make (virtually) ANY USB Printer in to a discrete networked printer.

[@mitchelvalentino1569]

Bill Cumming Nice! I’m always looking for new rpi zero projects. This is a good one for my homelab! Thanks!

[@meteor8076]

yes!

[@WayneRigley]

tried this, but the driver i need wont run on RaspberryPi :-( so now trying off of my server, but still stuck lol

[@pabloperalta6254]

shoul I try it !! Wow printing on my raspberry pi !! that's awesome!!

[@SoyFilipo]

What about scanning?

[@yourustyhoyt3567]

I appreciate the reality check. Printing/scanning is one of the areas that make me hesitant to switch from Windows to Linux. So, I'm still hesitating. Thanks.

[@jezzermeii]

I've got to say that Canon has great drivers for Linux. I have a wireless printer from them, one of the cheapest they sell, the Canon MG3052 for around £30. Scanning works and so does printing, no problems whatsoever and entirely wireless! :) They have custom drivers designed for use with CUPS. You just install them and the printer automatically is registered with CUPS and works out of the box. To scan, you just run the program from the terminal and it pops up as a GUI. You could add a shortcut to your menu if you wanted to. :) Canon is great for Linux! :D

[@millziz6006]

I have experience of 3 basic HP printers (different models) on Linux with Debian and for printing its just a case of: sudo apt install hplip system-config-printer Then use the print settings gui to set it up (if it's on the network its usually done automatically). system -config-printer being a gnome package I believe so probably fits in better with gtk based desktops. Surprisingly I tried the same packages with an epson printer and that also worked. I'm only talking about printing functionality though on these printers, never tried to set them up for scanning. On point content as always :)

[@sergekhakhin]

systemctl enable --now {service} is equivalent to separate enable/start commands. And thanks for the video, Chris :)

[@CoolDudeClem]

I had no trouble using my cannon lazer printer in Linux mint, I connected it up and it just worked.

[@sportster88]

Stay away from Samsung. I can't get the driver from HP to install.

[@Nik-rx9rj]

For anyone that's curious about a comparative study between Arch and Ubuntu, Ubuntu and Mint are easier with their printing. It's a plug-and-play maneuver, and that's all there is to it. I have a network HP printer. Linux Mint worked instantly with my network printer. Arch and Manjaro, on the other hand, have not worked with my HP printer.

[@organichotdog3807]

Linux printing has come a long way. I use MX Linux, which automatically discovered my Cannon printer. There is nothing better than plug and play. I've been using a Chromebook for many years but the Google updates ended. I was skeptical about going back to a Linux laptop because I don't have time to constantly tweak stuff. I was pleasantly surprised! Printing works great. As for scanning, I prefer to simply take a picture with my iPhone which has the ability to convert the scan to PDF.

[@toddpark2893]

Thanks for the tip. I will give MX Linux a try!

[@JessicaFEREM]

HP makes really good printers for linux, and they're even supporting Linux with some custom tools, some of which are included in Manjaro KDE

[@sixdroid]

Epson too

[@InsideOfMyOwnMind]

Wait, are you saying that they provide something to the Linux base and not Windows as a kind of nod? I hope it's true. It would be an anarchist's wet dream.

[@JessicaFEREM]

@@InsideOfMyOwnMind Manjaro has a built in GUI that o believe is FOSS and it helps manage CUPS. HP also supports OpenSuse on their business laptops

[@LionelBee]

My printing experience on Linux has been incredibly smooth. I would legit boot into Linux just to do print jobs. It's a virtual nightmare on my Windows 10 install but I have an HP so 🤷

[@TomasAugust]

Please share some details, distro, version, printer, drivers .... Thank you!

[@Nava4Gamingz]

@@TomasAugust He said it though, HP Printers. HP printers is very Linux Friendly. 🙂👍

[@washingtonradio]

Great video, liked the disclaimer. I personally prefer separate devices not 3-in-1s. That said on Manjaro, I found the Brother (printer) drivers in the AUR and Epson (scanner) software split between the regular repositories and the AUR. Both work fine with minimal fuss.

[@jjo5375]

THANK YOU! I fiddled and messed around as far as 'I' could go and still couldn't scan. My techy nephew, couldn't scan, but then found a new-to-me scanner I could use, ...but haven't. The THANK YOU is for making me feel so much 'less' stupid that before I watched this video! If 'you' couldn't do it, it is, indeed, beyond Linux...and mee for the time being. : )

[@xdevs23]

What I use for scanning is the Simple Scan program which - I don’t know how it does that - automatically detects a network or USB scanner and scans perfectly fine. Tested with an EPSON and HP printer.

[@QuickBits]

Great detailed video on CUPS & Printing on Linux. Thanks for the information Chris.

[@bobpeters61]

Thank you. That "Windows & Mac" process of downloading the driver from Canon had always worked with Debian for my Canon printer, but Arch had me pulling my hair out and ready to just move anything needing printing to my Debian laptop. You just got me close enough to find my way there.

[@sportster88]

Chris doesn't mention it in this video but you need to make sure your distribution of Linux is supported by a particular printer before you buy it. I'm running PCLinuxOS and have been trying to get a Samsung M2835DW printer to work correctly for over 8 months. Setting up a printer is complex enough without adding compatibility issues to boot! BUYER BEWARE!

[@SuperMelllo]

very useful. Very cost-effective, enough for daily printing, but I feel that the ink is used up faster

[@MaidLucy]

soo here I am, never having had a problem with Canon and HP low-cost home printers on Linux since years. They all support network printing, which is bascially CUPS, so they can be found in the Add A Printer dialouge in GNOME settings for example.

[@joshpayne4015]

My Canon MB5350 installation on Mint 19.1 this week was horrible. Required initially downloading drivers from 2015 from Canon's US website, one for printing and one for scanning. Then SUDO on the install.sh to get each installed. Then I learned that the drivers were OLD (but were the newest available on Canon's US website) so I had to hunt on Canon's other regional websites to find newer ones (on the Asia Pacific site). I'm blaming Linux only for not automatically detecting the printer like on Windoze. And I am blaming vendors for not seeing Linux as something they need to invest in re: updating their drivers and providing documentation! It's a chicken-and-egg issue, it will stay like this until Linux user adoption reaches critical mass, but won't reach critical mass while this issue (and other ridiculous issues like it) remain, being viable only for the more technical users.

[@ArsenGaming]

Josh Payne Don't blame Linux, it is simply impossible to use a printer without its drivers. Windows unfortunately comes with them (I hope Windows bricks every Windows User's computer someday), but printer vendors won't make proper GPL licensed drivers that could go in the Kernel, instead, they choose to make crappy drivers that are only enough to barely be usable. Only some printer companies (like HP) make almost proper drivers. They are still not open source and most cannot go into the kernel.

[@josjuarlister1059]

Thank you!! YOU BEAUTIFUL HUMAN!!!! I've had such a nightmare connecting a printer on my Linux system!! after executing the commands in the description it worked perfectly!

[@paultrainer4560]

Good afternoon! I am absolutely thrilled! Thanks for the lesson with the information. I have used this to get an Epson printer running on Lubuntu 20.0x. So the video has been brilliant. Definitely a go to for a Normy to start learning printing problem troubleshooting and resolving. Thank you Mr Titus. Much appreciated.

[@rfrnet1]

Thanks, Chris, for posting this vid. Much more insiteful than the "1-2-3 and you're done" vids.

[@everyinspirationin1]

I love you man! I spent 15 hours trying to set up my printer doing research on my own. This made things sooooo much easier

[@isaackvasager9957]

Did you know that on Windows you can just plug in the printer and it will work a few moments later? lol

[@mahinakhter8157]

@@isaackvasager9957 did you know in Linux mint you don’t even have to install a driver? 1) plug in printer 2) open file you want to print 3) select printer 4) done

[@fenriker]

Great video and proves why Linux is not more mainstream. It's ridiculous that something as incredibly common as printing is so cumbersome to set up. Linux will remain a hobby and maybe a daily driver for enthusiasts, power users and a few diehards like myself and the commenters.

[@joschafinger126]

Hey Chris, I think talking a bit more about KDE Connect/GS Connect might be a good idea. I've been using them for a few weeks now, and I think they're among the coolest apps ever made, Btw: I'm kind of privileged in that I'm working in places that are run on Linux (Xubuntu in the LinEx variant), i.e. public schools ib Extremadura, Spain. It's so funny how all those Mac and Windows users keep running into trouble with printing in my schools' staff rooms while with my Ubuntu laptop the only problem is identifying the right printer for my application for a different place not being printed in the dean's office ;-)

[@lakota9295]

CUPS allows you to make a non-networked printer into a networked printer by sharing over a server, and SANE allows for you to use scanners the same way. Both of them are basically hacks, because they work around the official drivers and software for the printers they support.

[@daedalusspacegames]

I used this video as an excuse to take the time to get my printer working (Canon Pixma MX492). You have to dig to find them, but Canon provides RPM and Deb packages for their drivers on Linux. I run Manjaro myself, but thankfully someone made an AUR package of the drivers so installing them was relatively trivial. Once I had the drivers installed (separate drivers for printing and scanning), it was a simple matter of following the configuration instructions in the documentation that Canon provided on their website. The printing works reliably now. The scanning is more hit and miss (their included scanning utility only works when the printer is connected over USB, but the scanner is properly handled by SANE programs), with the scan sometimes failing halfway through, but the fact that it works at all is something. Prior to taking the time to get CUPS set up properly, I was using a somewhat hacky solution involving Google's Cloudprint service. Thanks for the push to get this working properly!

[@AriannaEuryaleMusic]

I dont know what I did (following lots of tutorials got me confused) but Im so happy I made my Epson FX2190 Dot Matrix printer work in my Kali Linux..

[@mattthericker]

Thank you so much. This video saved what is left of my sanity.

[@Mike-il2wi]

Thank you Chris, I have used mint for years and not had too much trouble connecting printers, but I move over to Arch, and tryed following there suggestions to connect to printer, but nothing. I followed your way and hey presto straight in, cheers

[@bold58]

One crude work around if you have a lot of trouble installing a printer is if you can buy a printer that prints PDF from flash drive without a computer. You could then save your document as a PDF to flash drive then plug the flash drive into your PDF printer and print it that way. One of those printers is handy in a time when printing isn't working in your linux but you need something printed right away.

[@Conzales]

or, have a network printer with build in storage. Those can setup a network share. Upload the PDF and autoprint or select on the printer.

[@brentsummers7377]

Some HP models such as the old HP F2200 multi function were absolutely plug and play with Ubuntu and Mint. Just plug in the usb cord & it would self install. The printer lasted for years.

[@NotPracticingLawdotinfo]

Mine doesn't play that way with me! It doesn't do stuff, at all! A real "saving on INK!" Lol!

[@funZ00]

Thank your so much. After trying number of ways finally this tip worked out for me without any error and so easily.

[@eViLaRRi]

Thank you Chris, you saved my life, I was lost trying to get my printer working.

[@joshuape89]

Thanks for the video Chris. I have found that Ubuntu automatically finds and loads network printer drivers upon network connection in 20.04; however, the scanner function seems to only work in local mode. And that is just using the proprietary scanner driver from my MFD manufacturer.

[@AnzanHoshinRoshi]

Thank you, Chris. I love CUPS! When I first starting using Linux the ease with printing and scanning compared to Windows and Mac at the time (a dozen years ago) was a joy.

[@meteor8076]

Useful video, actually I'm preparing for the LPIC-1 exam 2

[@njmoto6473]

I've had very good success using XSane as the scanning program on my HP Printer.

[@theodoros_1234]

Your cat in the background was a great bonus to the video.

[@escabrosa1]

I was having trouble with printer install in Linux Mint 19.3, a CUPS server error. Typed localhost:631 in the browser and went that route instead. Worked great.

[@cesar8197]

Thanks fot the video. I have a Raspberry PI running raspbian and cups with a brother printer... and yeah, it only prints, no scan functions. This is like playing Soulsborne, 50% hate, 50% love. :)

[@rwbimbie5854]

Years ago, company had a AIX box running PICK, that had a few printers but couldnt print directly to managers desk printers. I used a linux box to provide a RPD print service for AIX to print to, and the spool sent the print job to that managers Windows printer via Samba

[@stchman]

I just purchased an HP MFP M227fdw. Everything works. I can scan over the network. I don't use FAX.

[@ajc0372]

I normally just stick hp printers on Linux but the sales guy talked me into buying a brother laser printer and said that it had Linux support. Brought it home, installed the Linux drivers which installed perfectly and then proceeded to spent the weekend trying to get the stupid thing to print off of my network. Took it back to the store and exchanged it for a hp laser printer which I wanted in the first place. Brought it home plugged it into my network and everything just worked. P.S using a multifunction laser printer. :)

[@vicmac3513]

It took 2,5 hrs to install the few years old cheap Canon into the Windows 10. Into the Arch Linux it took something between 10-20 seconds including the writing of the installation command.

[@theodoros_1234]

Great video! I have a Brother MFC-J480DW, and after I installed the drivers, which were easy to install, it worked well in Linux. The only problem I have is that scanning with a higher DPI causes whatever program does the scan to crash. Also, printing works well even without the drivers. Note that I have it connected through the network. Also, I haven't tested the document feeder, because I generally never use it. I left this comment for anyone who is looking into buying this model, I hope it helps.

[@deleted9821]

Linux requires 2 much nerves. Thanks again for explaining us all these tutorials!

[@j.b.6855]

If you have an older Lexmark printer and you are moving to linux, its best use is as a boat anchor.

[@clark32900]

hi, I'm a newbie. just bought my pc w/ubuntu installed and just checked and it already has cups installed; the printer is recognized by the software but even though I have tried to print and it says that the printing is completed nothing printed. Any suggestions?

[@JeffScott-1978]

Great video. HP Officejet 8710 and a few other similar models have been seen on sale for less than $100 lately. It's cheap for what you get and has full Linux support.

[@petersilva037]

My Brother colour laser printer (MFC-9340CDW) works great in Linux... printing, scanning and copying... no problem at all. I set it up two years ago... and no longer remember what I did... but everything works.

[@abaneyone]

Thank you, Chris! It wasn't hard at all to install my EPSON -ET-2750 Series printer onto my Debian 10.4 KDE system :D

[@valentinidk6101]

I never had any problems with my HP OfficeJet 3831 printer in Linux. I never got why people were complaining about it.

[@AAleejandr0]

Thank you Chris, this solved my issues with printers in Fedora 31

[@Blackhatsax55]

Hello Chris. I am a long suffering scanner to connect with linux person. I have watched your videos and cannot get the Brother 330c to find scanner. Question for you if you can answer? How come its so hard for everyone to connect scanners and printers to the linux platform, then Vuescan picks it up straight away and a purchased product??? I guess its down to knowing what the correct generic code is?...can you enlighten me and thousand of other Linux users around the world?. If not thank's at least for reading this, and keep up your great input and work for us all. Best regards Chis ( UK )

[@oogioboogie]

This is the reason I always choose HP for my printers. I simply plug it and it works out of the box, no driver installation required. Print results are great, scanner works just as well.

[@bowe1978]

This is a "network" printer, HP!

[@richardhoran2484]

I have a HP all-in one printer on Ubuntu sudo apt install hplip-gui got it set up. Easy.

[@mrmasterofdiabloplay]

Ubuntu makes printing really, easy it comes with CUPS preinstalled. I have a printer that is plugged directly into my router at home and Ubuntu finds it and it works out of the box without any prompt from me. Multi-function features are often a pain in the ass to set up and get working in any distro, and rolling releases are even worse (ARCH was a nightmare when I tried it). this is the reason why I don't like rolling releases for my main production rigs.

[@MikeBear]

Canon printers are a *nightmare* in Linux--looking forward to some help!

[@haydensimpson02]

Lol I didn’t see the cat till u mentioned it ❤️

[@Praecantetia]

Thanks for explaining this. I'm really lost with printers.

[@warnacokelat]

Thanks man. This is my number 1 concern when changing OS. My old laptop cant handle win10 and I only use it for editing and printing documents.

[@dennisbauer3315]

Was going well with printers with all the Cinnamon's like 17.3 18 and Ubuntu until I hit 19 Linux Cinnamon and 19.1, not a hope I tried all, then even had to reload it twice, no luck, so I had to use windows, had no other option. If I give your instructions a chance what is the prospect of printers working on 19 Thank you very much Chris Titus Tech.

[@markellis1818]

Chris, I’ve got a Chromebook on which I’ve activated the Linux (Beta) app-running capability. As far as I know, it’s only got the Terminal (no GUI). Is there a way to do the CUPS setup in a Terminal-only mode OR is there a way to tell the VM to look to the printers configured on the Chrome OS? There were some apps that I needed a full screen mode for that the Chrome OS/Google Play Store’s version of those apps didn’t have, but there were some Linux apps that I’d used previously that did. I’ve got them all running fine except for not being able to print from them. Thanks in advance.

[@ahtoh1]

What is the optimal setup for CUPS on which distro? I'm Windows shop. 20 basic HP printers. Need easy, light distro to run CUPS for years without administration. Need to have google remote running on it so I can admin it over internet.

[@iamsiddhantsahu]

Which phone do you use? Have you tried installing linux phone OS (not Android)? Can we also customize it like our desktop linux, like the graphics environment, themes and more?

[@Jenny_Digital]

I feel for ya Chris. I had a great experience with my HP MFP and when I couldn’t get the same one for my dad, I bought the EXACT same one you have, and boy was it a painful setup. Not only that, but something mysterious happened after a week and it just _would not connect_ until I reset it, the router and reinstalled HPLIP.

[@MichaelSharpTechniSmart]

My Canon PIXMA is ranked as PAPERWEIGHT. But I did eventually get it working with CUPS with Gutenprint. Is there a hplip for Canon MFCs? Thanks for the tutorial.

[@garth56]

So lets do this, to do the printer stuff easily load print manager which will negate the need to go into cups, you will still have to enable it but once you've done so it's easy. Also foomatic-db plus all the extra bits help.. It's much easier in Ubuntu as they seem to have this right out of the box in Arch you do need to load a most of these manually and some may not come up on the options. Next Xsane is just fab I love it for scanning.. It's much more feature rich than simple scan and I find the images better you may prefer simple scan for it's simplicity. And finally we get to non sysd and this is where you need to search because you obviously can't run systemd commands to start cups.. I use Arch with runit so what you need to do is sudo sv up cupsd however this command will not work on it's own so it might be worth while checking out you system wiki. On Arch as well as hplip you'll need period hplip-plugin otherwise your dear little printer will just sit there doing nothing

[@BlackWarriorLures]

I've never been able to use printers in Linux reliably. Even with HP. printing on Linux is like starting a nuclear reactor.

[@moss8448]

have Mint 19.1 and got an Epson ET-3760 printer...Epson's site for the scanner driver link takes you to page that says...'this page unavailable' so in order to get the scanner driver to work, was able to use the driver (Image Scan) for the ET-3710...the other drivers for the 3760 worked, but it took that 3710 version to get the scanner to work...just passing this along.

[@GiggleYohoo]

Is a cat a big help in printing than cups? Just curious

[@pierrebroccoli.9396]

Ok, got it sorted but strange one has to use Cups in browser localhost to install a PPD driver for ones printer instead of being able to use it via the Settings Printer Dialogue. More stuff that could do with a little work in Linux but, hey, When my Windows Install is trashed for no real reason at least I am able to do work on my Linux Install. Xerox 252 is banging away nicely once innstalled in Linux and it will be interesting to see how my Stylus Pro 9900 will run and colour profiling and management utilisation. Interesting times.

[@pabloperalta6254]

ohhh man I've didi it thanks of you I love you!!! couldn't print I've installed hplip and hplip-plugin before doing this.. Should I uninstall them?

[@guymerritt4860]

Installing a printer in Linux (PopOS 18.04): Install PopOS and hit the "Add Printer" button to connect to the shared, HP LaserJet 1300 printer connected to my wife's Mac. And it works, perfectly. I'd make a video, but you'd miss it if you blinked.....it would be about 8 seconds long.

[@AFCAWorldBodybuildingArchive]

EVERY distro from Debian to Arch recognizes my Epson WF2810 out of the gate. OpenSUSE....a fricking nightmare. NO goddamn chance! 😨😨😨😨😨😨😨

[@GutnarmEVE]

i'm about two decades past having the need to scan things, professionally (tl,dr: nightmarish even though good equipment). i'm wondering though: is SANE project still alive? i did, however, enjoy the general move of the (semi-)professional sector back towards unix-style based print servers around '99/2k (HP pushed their jetdirect gadgets quite effecively): they just worked, no matter whether you put a novell server behind it, or an os/2, or a winNT. (connecting novell and a cluster of apples actually was my first penguin job)

[@MrRefael33]

I have Canon printer (all in one) the software of Canon doesn't work on Linux. but the Linux Ubuntu software works very well for basic tasks (printing and scanning).

[@knzamy]

Thanks dude..it's working for manjaro

[@Raptor0805]

the 5 people who downvoted: "he didn't go over MY printer, so he doesn't deserve an upvote!"

[@moreach13]

Hi Chris, I'm hoping you'll help out an 81 yr-old "early adopter'. I seem to have somehow messed up my Envy (HP) printer! It worked fine for years, still scans and saves, prints its own files, but it stopped in mid-print, coughed a little and has never printed (from my files) again! POW! Part of the trouble is that my Mint is "Betsy" (v 2) and my guru has gotten too old to run over and re-up me. Eventually I'd like to upgrade my Mint, too.

[@gingr4002]

Thank you for sharing. It works for me

[@kvira1]

Thank you. This video is very useful. It helped me

[@mahdiabidi3669]

Very useful episode, but i have some trouble when I install sharp Ar-6031N

[@drpeterblood1772]

You are the Best! Thanks alot!

[@xti2020]

Without having to install cups, Fedora and Pop OS, no problem finding my wifi printer with IP address. Took no time at all. Mint and Ubuntu, no luck. Mint found it but wouldn’t print. Ubuntu didn’t have my printer driver in the list. Kali told me to eff off.

[@binaryutopia7946]

super clear and useful, thanks

[@BrutusHiatus]

Hey Chris. Anyway to get an update on this vid? It's great, but things could have changed in nearly a year.

[@Mokaphyyr]

Will there be a segment over watching DRM content. I have been searching for a way to watch moves I bought from KZbin, Vudu, and the such.

[@_JS96]

If you cant find your printer in the list of printers when adding it through CUPS, install *gutenprint* as well. It adds a large list of PPD files so you can find it. I couldnt install my Canon Pixma MG2525, but gutenprint solved that.

[@atjthe2nd]

yes me too! sudo apt install printer-driver-gutenprint

[@Rpch26]

Finally , cups or hplip? I use feren os and mint an i very dificultad to instsll and config.

[@mundolinux2250]

For me HP are the best compatible with Linux, as long as you have an up to date system

[@Dave-op4jh]

Has it become better recently? If it is so difficult to install a printer with print / scan / fax options, then how to introduce Linux desktops in corporate environment?

[@user-mt4zr5kp7h]

When I first installed Linux, I was amazed by the fact that I didn't have to do anything with my printer. I have a brother laser printer. I was just browsing around my desktop environment, seeing what's what, and a window popped up and said, "Hey, I found a printer. Ya wanna use it?" So I said yes, and the printer was installed. Lol Move forward about a year and I had to reinstall Linux (same distro). You think I could get that fucking printer to show up? Took me days to get it figured out! In the end, the Brother website actually had some pretty good instructions on how to get it working. But what a weird anomaly that it worked on its own the first time, and I had to do so much tinkering the second time on exactly the same OS.

[@bobw1111]

I followed you til the 4:35 mark. The CUPS site required a user /pw. I tried the one I hav set up on my Linux machine, but it didn't accept it. How do I get a user id and pW for the Cups site? Thanks