Cupsfresh install of linux will install your printer with out disks like linux etc but it won’t share it on the network by default

in the preferences you can select share but usually it won’t show on the network so use the built in cups web interface 

type http://localhost:631

you will get your admin page 

select administration at the top of the page and i select 

Share printers connected to this system and Allow remote administration

this will then restart cups and your printer will be available on the network! 

you can simply now go to another machine and put in the address of the machine with the printer with :631 on the end and get the cups web admin interface to administer the settings remotely.

 

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