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How to add a fake, dummy, null printer in CUPS?

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Mar 15, 202633751 views
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I'm writing a piece of software that supports multiple printers. In order to test it, I need to add multiple printers to my CUPS server. How can I do that? I want to add a few fake printers that will send the jobs directly to /dev/null. That way, I can watch the "completed jobs" list in CUPS interf…

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One solution is to install cups-pdf. It adds a virtual printer that writes PDF files. There are several tutorials on the web about how to install and configure it; since I use Gentoo, I've read Gentoo-wiki, which also mentions Sabayon wiki. cups-pdf…

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