Fail to print on Debian Client

Fail to print on Debian Client

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Article ID: CTX580251

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Description

Cannot print normally on the Debian Client.

The printing failed on the Debian client, but the print operation is working fine on the Windows Client. 

Resolution

Step1: Delete lpr

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get -y remove lpr

 

Step2: Install cups-bsd

sudo apt-get -y install cups-bsd

 

Step3: Use the below command to Test if is “unknown printer” exists:

echo “printing test text” |lpr -P FUJIFILM-Printer-Driver-for-Linux 


Problem Cause

"unknown printer“exists when checked by the below command:

echo “printing test text” |lpr -PFUJIFILM-Printer-Driver-for-Linux