How to Share Printer in Ubuntu

On a regular basis, we check out how little things are a lot more made complex on Linux than on Windows. I set out on a journey today to include a printer using USB to my Ubuntu desktop and share it out to my MacBook at my brand-new house. If there's something in this hostile, twisted world that I dislike, it's printers.

How to Share Printer in Ubuntu.

Considered that background, I was surprised at simply how simple it was to setup the printer, share it out, and link to the shared printer utilizing my Macs and other Linux devices on my house network. The printer that I dealt with was simply an inexpensive inkjet - an HP Deskjet D2330. I had a heck of a time with the chauffeur for OS X straight linked, so I wasn't anticipating much.

I plugged in the USB cable television and voila, my Ubuntu desktop appeared a message that the printer was prepared to rock. I opened OpenOffice.org and printed out a doc only to make sure my desktop wasn't simply having fun with my heart strings. Sure enough, it printed my doc only great.

Now, on to sharing. Doing a little poking around in the GUI, I discovered the printer setup at System -> Administration -> Printing. Under the policies, the "Shared" check box was inspected, so I popped open the System Preferences on my MacBook and attempted to include a printer. I could not discover the printer in any of the found lists.

A fast Google search advised me that the CUPS setup web GUI might be found at http://localhost:631 when CUPS was set up and running. I browsed to the page and discovered the check box called "Share released printers linked to this system." I examined it and clicked "Modification Settings." When triggered to validate, I utilized my desktop login username and password. How to Share Printer in Ubuntu.

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When I turned over to my MacBook, I opened System Preferences once again, included a printer and there my printer was. I clicked add, and it was prepared to go within minutes.

How to Share Printer in Ubuntu.After my successes on my MacBook, I chose to push my luck simply a bit more by including my Linux laptop computer too. On my laptop computer, I run Xubuntu 9.04, and it was nearly as simple to setup. I quietly opened the printer setup window using Applications -> System -> Printing and clicked the brand-new printer button.

The Xubuntu maker scanned for printers on the network, found my printer and included it. I cannot state I have had almost that smooth of an experience including any printer to Windows.