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Matifou
Asked: 2024-07-11 19:45:56 +0800 CST

Ubuntu 24.04 printers: (where) did the "Additional printers settings" button disappear?

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On Ubuntu 24.04, I cannot locate anymore the Additional printers settings button, that used to be at the bottom of the Settings -> Printer menu... did it disappear, or was put somewhere else? I could not find any documentation on that..

Thanks!

Left is the Printers menu on 20.04, right on 24.04... I can't see the button?

20.04 24.04

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2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    Later versions of GNOME have removed the Additional Printer Settings menu option as it is a repetition of the options available using the wheel icon against an individual installed printer. However, the OP mentions that there seem to be two competing menus, one Activity -> Settings -> Printers and the other Activity -> Printerswhich might cause some confusion depending on version.

    However, if your printer was not set up automatically, you can still add it using the printer panel settings.

    1. Open the Activities overview and start typing Printers.
    2. Click Printers.
    3. Depending on your system, you may have to press Unlock in the top right corner and type in your password when prompted.
    4. Press the Add Printer… button.
    5. In the pop-up window, select your new printer and press Add.

    Ubuntu Reference Guide

    If you are looking to install Line Printer Daemon (LPD) you need to add CUPS to your system see this resource. After which you can then use the Add Printer option on the top bar and in the search box type in lpd and that will show CUPS-BRF-Printer to select from.

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  2. Access the CUPS (Common Unix Printing Sysyem) GUI by pointing your browser to http://localhost:631.

    You can detect, add, and manage printers from the Admin tab, and deal with individual printers from the Printers tab. You can set the system default printer.

    From the command line,

    lpstat -t

    will show the total state of the printing system.

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