A maneira fácil de adicionar uma impressora é através de CUPS - Common Unix Printing System
.
No meu sistema, eu tenho esses pacotes relacionados com CUPS
instalados e adiciono minhas impressoras via navegador da Web em http://localhost:631
.
$ dpkg -l cups\*| egrep -v '^un'
Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold
| Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend
|/ Err?=(none)/Reinst-required (Status,Err: uppercase=bad)
||/ Name Version Architecture Description
+++-=========================-====================-============-===================================================================
ii cups 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
ii cups-browsed 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - cups-browsed
ii cups-bsd 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
ii cups-client 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
ii cups-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files
ii cups-core-drivers 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD-less printing
ii cups-daemon 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
ii cups-driver-gutenprint 5.2.10~pre2-0ubuntu2 all transitional dummy package for gutenprint printer driver
ii cups-filters 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package
ii cups-filters-core-drivers 1.8.3-2ubuntu3.1 amd64 OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - PPD-less printing
ii cups-pdf 2.6.1-21 amd64 PDF writer backend for CUPS (dummy transitional package)
ii cups-pk-helper 0.2.5-2ubuntu2 amd64 PolicyKit helper to configure cups with fine-grained privileges
ii cups-ppdc 2.1.3-4 amd64 Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities
ii cups-server-common 2.1.3-4 all Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common files
Depois de instalar hplip
, monitore os logs por meio de journalctl --follow
, conecte a impressora / scanner via USB e aponte seu navegador para http://localhost:631
, Administration
tab, Find new printers