On 6/11/23 19:48, ToddAndMargo via users wrote:
On my system I didn't have any printers defined, so to test things I added my network printer which is an Epson ET3700. Before I started, ~/.cups/lpoptions didn't exist and /etc/cups/lpoptions was empty. To add my printer I went into the cups interface, as I always do, in firefox and under Administration I selected "Add Printer". That displayed all the print devices cups could see, which included "Epson ET3700 Series" and "Epson ET3700 Series Driverless" under "Network Printers". I selected "Epson ET3700 Series Driverless, and then in the Model selection on the next screen, I selected the "Driverless Driver" rather than the "IPP Everywhere Driver", then clicked on "Add Printer". After defining the printer I checked ~/.cups/lpoptions and it still did not exist, and /etc/cups/lpoptions was still empty. Lpstat -p showed my printer only and lpstat -d said there was no system default. Going into KDE's system settings Printer interface shows the printer I added in Cups with "Default Printer" not checked, and when I click on "Configure" and look at the printer properties it shows me the settings I set in cups as the default properties. If I start Libreoffice Writer and look at file->Printer Properties it shows two entries for my printer, one with "Double Sided Printing" active, which I set in the default options in Cups, and one entry with "Double Sided Printing" turned off, and unfortunately both printer entries have the same name. The double entry that Libreoffice Writer shows is similar to the issue I get under Windows. Under windows when I install the Epson printer driver and install my printer, the printer installation creates two printer definitions, an Epson ET3700 "Local" and an Epson ET3700 Network, where the "Local" entry has "Double Sided" printing active and the "Network" entry has "Double Sided" printing turned off and Administrator Disabled so that it can't be changed. Even though the printer is set up this way the "Local" definition still outputs to the network printer anyway.Hi All, This is my keeper file on the default printer. Hope this helps someone else. -T Exactly what purpose does the "server default" printer serve? Is it even possible to send the CUPS server a print job with no printer specified? AAAAHHHH!!!!!!
regards, Steve
CUPS: manually correct the default printer Reference(s): https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Print_Settings_with_CUPS https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues/818 CUPS Web UI (https://127.0.0.1:631) fails to update /etc/cups/lpoptions to a new default printer. Note that this is on purpose, The Web UI's default printer is the server's default. Not the local (client) computer's default. The local computer's defaults are found in: user: ~/.cups/lpoptions global (if not user default): /etc/cups/lpoptions Fix action: First, list installed printers: $ lpstat -p printer Cups-PDF is idle. ... printer HLL2300D ... printer HLL2300D_ManualTray ... To set the system defualt: # vi /etc/cups/lpoptions Default Printer_Name_from_lpstat_above # systemctl restart cups To set the user's default: $ lpoptions -d Printer_Name_from_lpstat_above To double check: $ lpstat -d system default destination: Cups-PDF Note: this is the local user default, not the system default. reported under: lpstat gives incorrect wording for the default printer https://github.com/OpenPrinting/cups/issues/819 Example files involved: System: # cat /etc/cups/lpoptions Default HLL2300D User: $ cat ~/.cups/lpoptions Default Cups-PDF _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelinesList Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
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