System config printer Alternatives?

Mill J · 07-15-2017, 10:30 PM

Hi I was just wondering if there are any alternatives to system config printer. I know you can use the cups web interface but sometimes it is not ideal. I use several different distros so I'm not trying to pinpoint one distro.

Any ideas?
Thanks

DavidMcCann · 07-16-2017, 10:48 AM

If the printer is from HP, using HPLIP is usually the best option
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html

Mill J · 07-20-2017, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidMcCann

If the printer is from HP, using HPLIP is usually the best option
http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html

I've used Hplip-Gui in the past, but not really what I'm looking for. I've been looking, it seems like most DE's or Os'es have it built in such as yast, kde, etc.

AwesomeMachine · 07-20-2017, 08:33 PM

So, you don't want system-config-printer, nor cups web interface, nor hplip gui! I think you'll probably need to write your own. That's the great thing about Linux!

Mill J · 07-20-2017, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AwesomeMachine

So, you don't want system-config-printer, nor cups web interface, nor hplip gui! I think you'll probably need to write your own. That's the great thing about Linux!

Don't get me wrong. I'm a very big fan of system config printer. However I had some problems with it on a minimal OS so I started searching for alternatives. I found that system config printer is about the only standalone printer app available. So yes maybe I need to program one.