using network printers, what non-cups things exist?

[Brian]

On Mon 11 Nov 2019 at 13:21:38 +0000, Mike Marchywka wrote:

> On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 11:45:18AM +0000, Peter Flynn wrote:
> > On 11/11/2019 10:24, Mike Marchywka wrote:
> > > 
> > > I spent most of yesterday trying to get an HP OfficeJet to print from 16.04
> > 
> > I long ago gave up getting the drivers that come with CUPS to print on HP
> > devices. I always use HP's hplip from their web site at
> 
> I think when I got cups from their website, the readme claimed there was
> a more or less universal ipp thing or something but probably when I tested
> that the cartridge was bad so don't remember if that worked. Also the latest
> cup kept segfaulting  ( apparently 2.3 and it did say may have bugs but I backed
> up and that worked ), 
> README - CUPS v2.3.0 - 2019-08-21
> =================================
> 
> 
> CUPS currently uses PPD (PostScript Printer Description) files that describe
> printer capabilities and driver programs needed for each printer.  The
> `everywhere` PPD is used for nearly all modern networks printers sold since
> about 2009.  For example, the following command creates a print queue for a
> printer at address 11.22.33.44:
> 
>     lpadmin -p printername -E -v ipp://11.22.33.44/ipp/print -m everywhere

You tried this, considering you went to the trouble of installing a
modern CUPS? The HPLIP software is not involved in setting up this
queue.

-- 
Brian.