Printing¶
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The CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) software manages printers connected to the local computer or over a network. The local printers are attached via a loop-back connection (IP 127.0.0.1), a network connection pointing to the same system.
Installing a Network Printer¶
Install CUPS and add the user(s) to the lp group to gain permissions to access the devices.
This can be done as root in a terminal:
# tazpkg get-install cups
# addgroup tux lp
Again as root, customise the default configuration in /etc/cupsd.conf:
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lp
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
Order allow,deny
Allow 127.0.0.1
# Restrict access to configuration files...
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
Deny From None
Allow From 127.0.0.1
Set the administrative password for CUPS and add an administrative user:
# lppasswd -g lp -a tux
You should now be able to have access to the CUPS administration through your browser by entering the address http://localhost:631/
Install the printer drivers with the following packages:
- hplip: for HP printers
- gutenprint: for Canon, Epson, Lexmark, Sony, Olympus
- foomatic-db, foomatic-db-engine, foomatic-db-nonfree and foomatic-filters: several free software printer drivers
- ufr2: for Canon printers (extra drivers)
- splix: for Samsung
- cups-pdf: for “printing” to PDF files
For example, install the HP printer drivers with the following root command
# tazpkg get-install hplip
Now you add a new printer in the browser interface and choose: LPD/LPR Host or Printer (Unknown), and add the address socket//192.168.2.1:9100
If you get the error, “Returning IPP client-error-document-format-not-supported for Print-Job in /var/log/cups/error.log” then add two files to the /etc/cups directory.
The easiest method is to start a text editor such as Leafpad from a root terminal; start the Terminal and switch to the root user.
mime.convs(/etc/cups/mime.convs):application/pdf application/postscript 33 pdftops application/postscript application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 pstops application/vnd.hp-HPGL application/postscript 66 hpgltops application/x-cshell application/postscript 33 texttops application/x-csource application/postscript 33 texttops application/x-perl application/postscript 33 texttops application/x-shell application/postscript 33 texttops text/plain application/postscript 33 texttops text/html application/postscript 33 texttops image/gif application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/png application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/jpeg application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/tiff application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-bitmap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-photocd application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-portable-anymap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-portable-bitmap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-portable-graymap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-portable-pixmap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-sgi-rgb application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-xbitmap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-xpixmap application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/x-sun-raster application/vnd.cups-postscript 66 imagetops image/gif application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/png application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/jpeg application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/tiff application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-bitmap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-photocd application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-portable-anymap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-portable-bitmap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-portable-graymap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-portable-pixmap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-sgi-rgb application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-xbitmap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-xpixmap application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster image/x-sun-raster application/vnd.cups-raster 100 imagetoraster application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-raster 100 pstoraster
mime.types(/etc/cups/mime.types):application/pdf pdf string(0,%PDF) application/postscript ai eps ps string(0,%!) string(0,<04>%!) \ contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) + \ (contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE=POSTSCRIPT") \ contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE = Postscript") \ contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE = PostScript") \ contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE = POSTSCRIPT") \ (contains(0,4096,<0a>%!) + \ !contains(0,4096,"ENTER LANGUAGE"))) application/vnd.hp-HPGL hpgl \ string(0,<1B>E<1B>%0B) \ string(0,<1B>%-1B) string(0,<201B>)\ string(0,BP;) string(0,IN;) string(0,DF;) \ string(0,BPINPS;) \ (contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) + \ (contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE=HPGL") \ contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE = HPGL"))) ###################################################################### # # Image files... # image/gif gif string(0,GIF87a) string(0,GIF89a) image/png png string(0,<89>PNG) image/jpeg jpeg jpg jpe string(0,) &&\ (char(3,0xe0) char(3,0xe1) char(3,0xe2) char(3,0xe3)\ char(3,0xe4) char(3,0xe5) char(3,0xe6) char(3,0xe7)\ char(3,0xe8) char(3,0xe9) char(3,0xea) char(3,0xeb)\ char(3,0xec) char(3,0xed) char(3,0xee) char(3,0xef)) image/tiff tiff tif string(0,MM<002A>) string(0,II<2A00>) image/x-photocd pcd string(2048,PCD_IPI) image/x-portable-anymap pnm image/x-portable-bitmap pbm string(0,P1) string(0,P4) image/x-portable-graymap pgm string(0,P2) string(0,P5) image/x-portable-pixmap ppm string(0,P3) string(0,P6) image/x-sgi-rgb rgb sgi bw icon short(0,474) image/x-xbitmap xbm image/x-xpixmap xpm ascii(0,1024) + string(3,"XPM") #image/x-xwindowdump xwd string(4,<00000007>) image/x-sun-raster ras string(0,<59a66a95>) #image/fpx fpx image/x-alias pix short(8,8) short(8,24) image/x-bitmap bmp string(0,BM) && !printable(2,14) image/x-icon ico ###################################################################### # # Text files... # application/x-cshell csh printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\ (contains(2,80,/csh) contains(2,80,/tcsh)) application/x-perl pl printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\ contains(2,80,/perl) application/x-shell sh printable(0,1024) + string(0,#!) +\ (contains(2,80,/bash) contains(2,80,/ksh)\ contains(2,80,/sh) contains(2,80,/zsh)) application/x-csource c cxx cpp cc C h hpp \ printable(0,1024) + \ (string(0,/*) string(0,//) string(0,#include) contains(0,1024,<0a>#include) \ string(0,#define) contains(0,1024,<0a>#define)) text/html html htm printable(0,1024) +\ (istring(0,"") istring(0,")) text/plain txt printable(0,1024) text/css css ###################################################################### # # RSS feed type... # application/rss+xml rss ###################################################################### # # CUPS-specific types... # application/vnd.cups-command string(0,'#CUPS-COMMAND') application/vnd.cups-form string(0,"") application/vnd.cups-pdf application/vnd.cups-postscript application/vnd.cups-ppd ppd string(0,"*PPD-Adobe:") application/vnd.cups-raster string(0,"RaSt") string(0,"tSaR") application/vnd.cups-raw (string(0,<1B>E) + !string(2,<1B>%0B)) \ string(0,<1B>@) \ (contains(0,128,<1B>%-12345X) + \ (contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE=PCL") \ contains(0,4096,"LANGUAGE = PCL"))) ###################################################################### # # Raw print file support... # # Comment the following type to prevent raw file printing. # application/octet-stream
Tip
If at the end of the procedures the printer is not working, restarting the service or computer may help.
Installing an USB Brother HL 2030 Printer¶
To install cups, hal-cups-utils, usbutils. As root, type:
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install cups
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install hal-cups-utils
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install usbutils
Cups is used to manage the printer, hal-cups-utils allows CUPS to use HAL for printer connections and usbutils gives us the lsusb utility which lets us know how the printer is connected.
Now we can add tux to the lp (printer) group.
As root, we do:
root@slitaz:# addgroup tux lp
For the web interface of CUPS to be properly activated, we still need to change a few things in the /etc/cupsd.conf file:
root@slitaz:# leafpad /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
# Administrator user group...
SystemGroup lp
# Restrict access to the admin pages...
Order allow,deny
Allow 127.0.0.1
# Restrict access to configuration files...
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM
Order allow,deny
Deny From None
Allow From 127.0.0.1
To modify permissions on the printer you need to know the details of the bus and device. For this, we do as root:
root@slitaz:# lsusb
And get the following output:
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 04f9:0027 Brother Industries, Ltd HL-2030 Laser Printer
You can now change the permissions on the associated file:
root@slitaz:# chmod 666 /dev/bus/usb/001/002
And then start CUPS:
root@slitaz:# /etc/init.d/cupsd start
We can now configure the printer and fetch the openprinting ppd file for that printer model: http://www.openprinting.org/printer/Brother/Brother-HL-2030 and also add the following packages: foomatic-filters, foomatic-db, foomatic-db-engine:
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install foomatic-filters
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install foomatic-db
root@slitaz:# tazpkg get-install foomatic-db-engine
Now we can restart CUPS and point midori to http://localhost:631
CUPS then asks for:
- The login “root” (default tux)
- The corresponding password.
Then navigate to , click on the printer name that you recognize and do not forget to indicate the path in the connection box: /dev/bus/usb/001/002 (in my case).
Then go to the web interface of CUPS ppd and install the new printer using the file Brother HL-2030-hl1250.ppd located in the user’s account.
Now you can automatically restart cupsd each time you start the system by using menu and allow the cupsd daemon to run by adding it to the Run daemons section:
dbus hald firewall slim cupsd
Installing a HP Printer¶
Note
This is for a clean installation of SliTaz GNU/Linux cooking-20100314
With the printer plugged in and powered on, run
# su root # tazpkg recharge # tazhw setup printer
Install only hplip and hal-cups-utils
The printer should show up in the list of printers displayed as part of this command. It will then attempt to open the CUPS admin pages in Midori (at http://localhost:631)
On my system, the printer does not show up in the browser under Find printers and I get a ‘Forbidden’ error when trying to add a printer via the browser
Instead, run
# hp-setupand follow the instructions. The test page should print correctly. The printer should also show up in the list of printers in applications (like the text editor) and will also appear in the list of printers on the CUPS browser pages, although in my case it is still not possible to make any changes to it.
Installing a HP All-In-One Printer/Scanner¶
Preparation & Packages¶
Power on the scanner before installing the following packages:
- xsane
- sane-backends
- libusb
- libusb-compat
- usbtools
- usbutils
Tip
You can automate the process with the following BASH command as root user:
for PKG in xsane sane-backends-libusb libusb-compat usbtools usbutils; do
tazpkg get-install $PKG
done
Detection¶
With those packages installed, use the Hardware Detection Tool (). Click on Scanner button.
If your scanner does not show up immediately, enter for none in my set-up; now the scanner device should be listed in purple text, e.g.:
/dev/bus/usb/004/002
Verify Permissions¶
Your scanner must be in scanner group with 666 permissions
crw-rw-rw- 1 root scanner 189, 385 Jun 22 19:44 /dev/bus/usb/0
Reply y to start scanner.
Warning pops up about running scanner as root.
Click continue at your own risk button
Agree to license.
Xsane should open and be working!
The tux user is automatically added to scanner group, so tux may scan, but if you run under another user name that user can’t scan until you add them to scanner group.
Do this with the command (as root):
# addgroup <username> scanner
TODO¶
- Parallel Printer