Summary
This article will explain setting up printers on Linux using MPrint
Environment
RHEL, Fedora, Debian, or Ubuntu machines
Directions
MPrint shared printer procedure
To install all other printers without special functions, use the MPrint installer.
Please note: To use special functions on an MPrint printer you may need to visit the manufacturer’s website and install the model’s driver. Once you do so the MPrint installer will find the correct driver.
- Go to the MPrint Maps webpage, enter your UofM credentials on the Weblogin page if prompted.
- Be sure you are in the "MiWorkspace" maps, not "Sites".
- Search for your building, select your floor, and select your printer from the list. (If the printer does not show up for you, your account may not have access to print there.)
- Click “Install Now” and download the installer script once it is prepared. The name of the script will depend on the printer you have selected. in the next step the example "installer.sh" is used.
- Run the installer from your download folder:
bash installer.sh or, if you do not have lpadmin or cupsadmin privileges, sudo bash installer.sh. This sudo command requires that you have admin privileges on your computer.
- Print something to test.
- In the PaperCut authentication box, enter UMROOT\uniqname for the username and your UMICH password. If you don't want to have to do this every time you print, check "Remember password". (Be sure you have put your password in correctly before you "remember" it!)
- If the MPrint/PaperCut authentication box does not pop up, open "View Print Queue" for your printer. If your job has the status "Held for Authentication", right click it, select "Authenticate", and put in your credentials as described above.
Please note: If you have no administrator access on an LSA Technology Services-managed machine, do not see the printer you are looking for in MPrint, and/or need assistance, please contact LSATechnologyServices@umich.edu and we will help you install the printer.
Caution: In order to complete your print job, your computer’s current username must match your uniqname. You can check the current user with the command id. If you need to change your username, follow these instructions from the Linux Academy..
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