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If the printer it's shared over a wifi network, you can just use netcat: nc your_printer_ip 9100 < /path/to/your/pdf/file
by anthk 3y ago
If the printer it's shared over a wifi network, you can just use netcat:
nc your_printer_ip 9100 < /path/to/your/pdf/file
- RedShift1 3y agoDoesn't that require your printer to support Postscript? Not many printers for mere mortals support such advanced technology.
- trailbits 3y agoIt was magical when apple released the LaserWriter printer in 1985 that took postscript files. No need for custom drivers. You would think these days all printers would be driverless.
- iforgotpassword 3y agoIf there's cups running on the remote machine there's a chance it will take care of conversion.
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- creshal 3y agoPDF support is reasonably widespread these days.
- wolrah 3y ago> Doesn't that require your printer to support Postscript? Not many printers for mere mortals support such advanced technology. Most networked printers support Postscript, it's not a special feature like it used to be. Sure, cheap USB inkjets usually don't, but with how cheap entry level networked lasers have been for the last decade or two there's no good reason to buy one of those things. They may be cheaper up front but within a few years the ink alone will make the difference.
- guappa 3y agoAssuming your printer supports pdf files… Maybe .ps would be better, but even that isn't universally accepted.
- emchammer 3y agoThis does not always work for me. Sometimes it makes my printer print out dozens of pages of garbled commands. It varies between sources and tries, so I don't know.