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The article maybe should explain why not just apt-get install cups and wifi-share the USB printer (AirPrint included) without the need for downloads from github
by ay 6y ago
The article maybe should explain why not just apt-get install cups and wifi-share the USB printer (AirPrint included) without the need for downloads from github or an account somewhere which presumably can get a copy of your every page.
I did exactly that at home, and also installed a second printer driver which prints into a PDF file, piled into a HTTP-served directory, so I can easily “print” stuff from my iPhone to reference later or to send to a friend, without any paper.
Very happy with the results.
Raspberry Pi Zero W (10 euro IIRC).
Drawback: it’s not very fast.
- harha 6y agoOne advantage of Balena seems to be that the logs in the cloud reduce wear on the sd card, so you can just unplug the raspberry pi (I can’t find the source right now - I think it was in the issues of balena sound’s GitHub Page)
- nemosaltat 6y agoI discovered this feature on an older phone with force press. The new iPhones (and iPads) don’t support fierce press, so I spent several seconds pawing at my phone trying to recreate the behavior.
- garaetjjte 6y agoWhy you would need persistent logs for printer? I use Alpine with CUPS and splix installed in "diskless" mode.
- ThePowerOfFuet 6y agoWhen you go to print something on your iPhone and you are presented with the thumbnail of the first page (the iOS equivalent of the print dialog), two-finger pinch to zoom in on that thumbnail. You will be presented with a PDF of the output, with a share button in the corner to shoot the PDF wherever you'd like. Most useful ultra-hidden feature ever.
- tinus_hn 6y agoThis is much more difficult than most people can handle. The point of this project is you just select the items you need and it builds the distribution for you with everything included.