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In this video
I show you how to turn your old laptop into print server
You need install a lighter-weight version of Ubuntu on your PC
The first thing to do is download Xubuntu and create a bootable USB drive
Once your computer reboots into your USB drive
you'll be ready to begin installing Xubuntu
When the computer first boots up, you'll be given the option to choose between trying Xubuntu and installing it
It might take a few seconds to load up the Xubuntu installer
When it starts it will ask for your preferred language
If you don't have anything on your hard drive, or you're ready to wipe it clean and start over with Xubuntu,
leave Erase disk and install Xubuntu checked, and press Install Now
Tell Xubuntu which time zone you're in
Then set up your user account
Fill in the fields for your name, username, the computer's name, and your password
Wait while Xubuntu sets itself up on your computer
When it's finished you'll see a message letting you know that the install was successful
Press Reboot Now to restart into your new Xubuntu install
Next install printer drivers on Linux
Depending on the type of printer you use
There will be different settings. In this video, i use Cannon LPB2900 Printer
In this video, i use Cannon LPB2900 Printer
After installing printer driver, you Set up CUPS Print Server
The job of a print server is to accept print requests from multiple machines, process those requests,
and then send them to the specified printer for serving those requests
CUPS is a utility designed for Linux operating systems that can turn a regular computer system into a print server
Then configure the cups print server by running the following command in the terminal
Here, there will be an entry titled,
“Listen localhost:631” Change this to “Port 631”
Here
You will find an entry titled
“Browsing Off.” Change this to “Browsing On”
Finally
Finally, find the “Restrict access to the admin pages” section and make the necessary modifications in this section
Save the cup Sprint servers configuration file and exit from the text editor by pressing Ctrl + x
The next step is to enable the cups print service
Then restart the cups print service
You can now making windows to print to a cups printer over the network
Next
On your Windows machine navigate to your cups host
Click on the printer you have installed earlier
Next open the printer setting
Now select the “Select a shared printer by name” option and write the URL you had earlier
Now Windows asks about what driver to use
Observe also the printer listed with other printers
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