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cups-lpd is the CUPS Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") mini-server that supports legacy client systems that use the LPD protocol.

cups-lpd is the CUPS Line Printer Daemon ("LPD") mini-server that supports legacy client systems that use the LPD protocol. cups-lpd does not act as a standalone network daemon but instead operates using the Internet.

Source:cups.org

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“No suitable Destination Host found by cups-browsed”

I am running Ubuntu 18.04.2 Desktop on my laptop. I have installed CUPS to a Raspberry Pi running Raspbian. My Mac will consistently print to this printer without any problems. From Ubuntu Desktop I am only able to print to the printer ~1 minute…
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Printing service not available

Sorry if this question looks familiar: I tried solutions proposed by google searches but they either are not working or are too technical for me. I messed with cups a few days ago, I don't recall exactly how and why but I ended up deleting some cups…
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Brother HL-L2340DW printer

I've (perhaps unwisely, it seems) just bought a Brother HL-L2340DW printer and I'm struggling to get it working with Ubuntu. I need to get it working wirelessly, but I can connect it by USB in order to get it working if necessary. So far I've…
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space on disk running low error logging /var/log/cups/error.log

I have Lubuntu 16.10 installed on my disk mounted as /. The problem is that the CUPS log file( /var/log/cups/error.log) grows all the time until I no have free space left on the disk... So when I delete that file, the space on disk freed up…
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CUPS: lp command only prints last file

I try to print two files from the command line thus: $ lp alpha.txt beta.txt The lpq command gives this output: $ lpq HP_OfficeJet_Pro_6970_7BE7A4 is ready Rank Owner Job File(s) Total Size 1st claus 56 …
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AppArmor audit logs ... what does this mean?

1 Time(s): audit: type=1400 audit(1473854574.089:113): apparmor="STATUS" operation="profile_replace" profile="unconfined" name="/usr/lib/cups/backend/cups-pdf" pid=31430 comm="apparmor_parser" 1 Time(s): audit: type=1400…
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How to disable CUPS printer server permanently

Lately i have to reboot my system because ,CUPSD -f loads lot of log files and consumes lot of space , I have tried all options with lot of frustration i have to reboot my system again. I have done this third time, and always this issue bothered…
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Utlimate slow printing solution

I've been under ubuntu for nearly 10 years now, there are some problems that have thick skin! One of them, the slow printing delay problem, I never could solve! Today I start printing 20 copies of a 1 page pdf document, after half an hour nothing…
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Cups admin user and password Saucy

I can't change settings on my cups printer. He asks me for a username and password i already added for me the usergroup lpadmin . But nothing changes after a restart of cups. Still asking me for username and password and my user is not working.
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lpr not working - scheduler not responding

I'm running Ubuntu 13.04 on my computer at work, which has networked printers. I have previously been able to print using the lpr command, but recently this has stopped working. $ lpr test lpr: Error - scheduler not responding. $ lpstat…
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Printing: wrong number of copies (N square copies)

I just upgraded to 18.04LTS, I print over a network printer using CUPS. Since my upgrade, when printing N copies of a PDF (through Okular or Evince), I get N^2 copies printed. However, when I use a direct call to CUPS: lp -d my-printer -n 5…
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How to check is printer on / offline with CUPS?

We have some windows box on the network, and shared printers on them. I've added them through the CUPS web interface, and all of them works like a charm, we can print to them by php: exec('lp -d vasosamsung file.pdf'); Cool. I worte a Printer…
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Printing Not Working on Ubuntu 24.04

I'm running Ubuntu 24.04 with two USB printers, an HP laser printer, and a Cannon Ink Jet. Ubuntu sees them and is happy to send prints to them, and reports the printing was successful. However, the printers don't do a thing, no sign of life Until…
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I can not remove a printer from cups

It tried to remove 2 printers from CUPS on my laptop with Ubuntu 22.04. I managed to remove one of two printers (via http://localhost:631/printers/). The other printer I try to remove via http://localhost:631/printers/, can not deleted. What am I…
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"Unable to get printer status" error with network printer installed with CUPS

In an Ubuntu PC, I added a network printer through the CUPS web gui (it is an HP LaserJet Professional P1102), with the following url http://my_host_name:631/printers/HP_LaserJet_Professional_P1102 Then I added the printer to other computers (a…
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