Print over remote CUPS server, but just show a subset of the printers
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Mar 15, 20269372 viewsConfidence Score0%
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I'd like to print from my Ubuntu laptop (karmic) to some networked printers. Our organisation uses a CUPS server with several hundred printers. What I know I can do is: and then Adobe Reader shows me all available printers to select from. However, it takes a couple of minutes to display the large l…
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CUPS_SERVER=printers.company.com acroread document.pdf
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Fix for: Print over remote CUPS server, but just show a subset of the printers
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Well, there are two things I can think of. Go to http://localhost:631/admin/ and check the "Show printers shared by other systems" box. Then, when you're connected to their network, you'll automagically see all the printers. Kind of nice. The other …
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