Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux

NerdyDad

Everybody probably knows how to install a printer on Windows. How does one install a printer on Fedora 29 Linux? What are the packages and dependencies required?

I would prefer to do this in one of 3 ways:

SaltStack deployment from Salt-Master to salt-minion.
In bash
Via GUI

in that order of preference.

I can't get away from printers, so I need to automate it for certain people to get certain printers. Shipping people gets shipping printers, HR people gets HR printers, Accounting people gets accounting printers...you get the drift. I want to automate it with Salt states, put the printer commands in the salt state and then apply the salt state to the minion. If I can't d it in salt, then script it and execute the script with salt and Salt SSH. Otherwise, I would need to do it by hand.

Example device would be a Xerox C60-70.

black3dynamite

Never looked into automating installing printers before.

When I installed network printers for my Fedora Workstation I use CUPS web UI by accessing it using http://localhost:631/ or whatever IP address you are assign to.

IRJ

I've been able to add printers to my fedora workstation without any drivers or anything. We use various xerox and hp printers.

I've never thought about automating it

dbeato

You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html

lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd

NerdyDad

@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:

You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd

Aren't printers and configs saved in a file somewhere? If so, could I copy that file to other minions, similar to remmina connection files as discussed in the other thread?

NerdyDad

@NerdyDad said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:

@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd
Aren't printers and configs saved in a file somewhere? If so, could I copy that file to other minions, similar to remmina connection files as discussed in the other thread?

Printer config files are stored in /etc/cups/printer.config

So...would it be possible to inject the config and then restart the cups daemon?

JaredBusch

@NerdyDad said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:

@NerdyDad said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd
Aren't printers and configs saved in a file somewhere? If so, could I copy that file to other minions, similar to remmina connection files as discussed in the other thread?
Printer config files are stored in /etc/cups/printer.config

So...would it be possible to inject the config and then restart the cups daemon?

No idea. but you can test without salt first.

Here is what is on my laptop, there is no IP information. So there is more to it than just this.

[jbusch@lt-jared cups]$ sudo cat printers.conf
# Printer configuration file for CUPS v2.2.8
# Written by cupsd on 2019-01-14 10:46
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE WHEN CUPSD IS RUNNING
<DefaultPrinter HP-MFP-M375nw>
UUID urn:uuid:20fa89d5-e6f7-3727-7cb7-293aa9d04c15
Info HP MFP M375nw
Location Jared's Office
MakeModel HP LJ 300-400 color MFP M375-M475 Postscript (recommended)
DeviceURI hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_300_colorMFP_M375nw?zc=NPI8F47FB
State Idle
StateTime 1505693841
ConfigTime 1505693839
Type 8425564
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</DefaultPrinter>
<Printer JJ-Copier>
UUID urn:uuid:851a6aa4-45f1-355f-661b-70d89a8ba274
Info JJ Copier
MakeModel HP Color LaserJet cm6040 MFP, hpcups 3.18.12
DeviceURI hp:/net/HP_Color_LaserJet_CM6040_MFP?zc=ljcm6040
State Idle
StateTime 1520866208
ConfigTime 1547484374
Type 45084
Accepting Yes
Shared Yes
JobSheets none none
QuotaPeriod 0
PageLimit 0
KLimit 0
OpPolicy default
ErrorPolicy stop-printer
</Printer>

dbeato

@NerdyDad said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:

@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd
Aren't printers and configs saved in a file somewhere? If so, could I copy that file to other minions, similar to remmina connection files as discussed in the other thread?

I did not see your other thread but let me check.

NerdyDad

@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:

@NerdyDad said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
@dbeato said in Installing printers in Fedora 29 Linux:
You can use CUPS Command Line
https://www.cups.org/doc/admin.html
lpadmin -p PrinterName -E -v socket://ip.address.of.printer -m printerdriver.ppd
Aren't printers and configs saved in a file somewhere? If so, could I copy that file to other minions, similar to remmina connection files as discussed in the other thread?
I did not see your other thread but let me check.

https://mangolassi.it/topic/18748/chromebox-for-clerks-and-data-entry/54