On Sat 06 Jan 2018 at 20:45:01 -0600, Jason wrote: > > lpadmin. The wiki should help. > > I had looked into lpadmin and thought that might be what I need but > couldn't find in the man page how to add a printer. I don't have web > access so am asking here rather than looking on the wiki.
For a PDF printer: install (or reinstall) printer-driver-cups-pdf. lpadmin automatically sets up a print queue. > So basically what I'm asking is how to add a printer (this could apply > to any printer, not just PDF) without needing to install a printer > configuration GUI. In general: lpadmin -p queue_name -v device_uri -E -m PPD. Obtain device_uri from 'lpinfo -v' and PPD from 'lpinfo -m'. -- Brian.
