Now, go to the "administration" tab, click add printer, and type your username and password at the prompt.

Post an acknowledgement when you get that far, and, if possible, a screen shot.

You old softy. You couldn't resist helping, and I thought you were completely heartless.

 

@joeyd999

"Add Printer"
A box called, "New Printer" pops up.
It has my Canon printer listed twice, ending in: "interface=1" and "interface=2"

LPT#1, Serial Port #1, "Enter URL" is highlighted, and an option for network printer.

 

Ok. I need to see a screen shot. And you'll probably want to crop and resize it for posting. Here is how:

1) First, we need to install some software for easy image editing.
a) open a terminal <ALT><CTRL>T
b) type at the prompt: sudo apt-get install gthumb
c) type your password when asked
d) confirm installation by pressing 'y' -- gthumb will then install
e) close the terminal when complete

2) Let's capture an image of your screen:
a) go back to your browser with the CUPS window.
b) press the "prt sc" button on your keyboard.
c) select a folder (desktop will be easiest) to save the image, and change the filename if you wish.
d) minimize your browser and locate the icon for the image you just saved
e) right click the image and select "open with" and "gthumb"
f) use the image tools to crop and/or resize the image
g) save the resized image and post here.

 

As an alternative, you can "print" the window as a .pdf, and post the .pdf here.

 

Oh, and to change gears on you, it is always a good idea to do a system update after a new install from CD or Live USB. The best and fastest way to do this is:

1. Open a terminal window <ALT><CTRL>T
2. At the prompt, type sudo apt-get update
3. Type your password if prompted
4. When the prompt returns, type sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
5. Type 'y' if asked for confirmation
6 Upon completion, reboot.

 

I'm going to start asking simple questions in the right Forum...Computing and Networks.

This thread looks like a good candidate for C and N. Want me to move it?

 

Is this working at 25% of original size?

 

This thread looks like a good candidate for C and N. Want me to move it?

I believe you are correct to do that.

 

Is this working at 25% of original size?

Excellent. Now go to the add printer page.

 

2. At the prompt, type sudo apt-get update

I'm already getting fluent at, "sudo apt-get".

Don't quite know what it means, but I can remember it long enough to type it.

 

Excellent. Now go to the add printer page.

before or after I click on, "add"?

 

I'm already getting fluent at, "sudo apt-get".

Don't quite know what it means, but I can remember it long enough to type it.

You can type:

man <command name>

at the prompt for any command, and it will give you the description and usage of the command.

Additionally, the

apropos <text>

will suggest commands that are appropriate for <text>. For instance,

apropos pdf

returns this:

$ apropos pdf
a2ping (1)           - - convert between PS, EPS and PDF and other page description formats
dvipdf (1)           - Convert TeX DVI file to PDF using ghostscript and dvips
dvipdfm (1)          - produce PDF files directly from DVI files
dvipdfmx (1)         - produce PDF files directly from DVI files
dvipdft (1)          - create thumbnail images for use with dvipdfm
e2pall (1)           - convert all EPS files in a LaTeX document to PDF
epstopdf (1)         - convert an EPS file to PDF
evince-thumbnailer (1) - create png thumbnails from PostScript and PDF documents
fig2mpdf (1)         - creation of multilayer pdf or eps figures from fig files using latex for typesetting
fix-qdf (1)          - repair PDF files in QDF form after editing
ghostscript (1)      - Ghostscript (PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer)
gs (1)               - Ghostscript (PostScript and PDF language interpreter and previewer)
gsnd (1)             - Run ghostscript (PostScript and PDF engine) without display
luatex (1)           - An extended version of pdfTeX using Lua as an embedded scripting language
mptopdf (1)          - convert MetaPost figures to PDF
pdf180 (1)           - rotate the pages of pdf files
pdf270 (1)           - rotate the pages of pdf files
pdf2dsc (1)          - generate a PostScript page list of a PDF document
pdf2ps (1)           - Ghostscript PDF to PostScript translator
pdf90 (1)            - rotate the pages of pdf files
pdfbook (1)          - put the pages of PDF files into 2-up signatures
pdfbook2 (1)         - transform pdf files into booklets for double-sided printing
pdfclose (1)         - open or close a PDF file viewer
pdfdetach (1)        - Portable Document Format (PDF) document embedded file extractor (version 3.03)
pdfetex (1)          - PDF output from e-TeX
pdfflip (1)          - rotate the pages of pdf files
pdffonts (1)         - Portable Document Format (PDF) font analyzer (version 3.03)
pdfimages (1)        - Portable Document Format (PDF) image extractor (version 3.03)
pdfinfo (1)          - Portable Document Format (PDF) document information extractor (version 3.03)
pdflatex (1)         - PDF output from TeX
pdfjam (1)           - A shell script for manipulating PDF files
pdfjam-pocketmod (1) - make an 8-page PDF document into a pocket-sized booklet
pdfjam-slides3up (1) - put presentation slides onto 3-up pages
pdfjam-slides6up (1) - put presentation slides onto 6-up pages
pdfjoin (1)          - join together pages from multiple PDF files
pdfnup (1)           - n-up the pages of pdf files
pdfopen (1)          - open or close a PDF file viewer
pdfpun (1)           - n-up the pages of a pdf file, with right-to-left ordering
pdfseparate (1)      - Portable Document Format (PDF) page extractor
pdftex (1)           - PDF output from TeX
pdftocairo (1)       - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PNG/JPEG/TIFF/PDF/PS/EPS/SVG using cairo
pdftohtml (1)        - program to convert PDF files into HTML, XML and PNG images
pdftoppm (1)         - Portable Document Format (PDF) to Portable Pixmap (PPM) converter (version 3.03)
pdftops (1)          - Portable Document Format (PDF) to PostScript converter (version 3.03)
pdftosrc (1)         - extract source file or stream from PDF file
pdftotext (1)        - Portable Document Format (PDF) to text converter (version 3.03)
pdfunite (1)         - Portable Document Format (PDF) page merger
ps2ascii (1)         - Ghostscript translator from PostScript or PDF to ASCII
ps2pdf (1)           - Convert PostScript to PDF using ghostscript
ps2pdf12 (1)         - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.2 (Acrobat 3-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
ps2pdf13 (1)         - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.3 (Acrobat 4-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
ps2pdf14 (1)         - Convert PostScript to PDF 1.4 (Acrobat 5-and-later compatible) using ghostscript
ps2pdfwr (1)         - Convert PostScript to PDF without specifying CompatibilityLevel, using ghostscript
qpdf (1)             - PDF transformation software
repstopdf (1)        - convert an EPS file to PDF
texlua (1)           - An extended version of pdfTeX using Lua as an embedded scripting language
texluac (1)          - An extended version of pdfTeX using Lua as an embedded scripting language
thumbpdf (1)         - generate thumbnail images for a PDF file created with pdftex
tpic2pdftex (1)      - convert tpic \specials for use by pdftex
xdvipdfmx (1)        - produce PDF files directly from DVI files

 

before or after I click on, "add"?

Let's start with after.

 

Another hint: the terminal maintains a history of all previous commands typed. Use the up-arrow to scroll through them.

And another: use the <ctrl> + up- and down- arrows to see the text that's scrolled past the top of the screen.

 

OK. It says what I said in post #102 and captured in that screen shot.
To paraphrase, "Pick one or type in an URL."

 

OK. It says what I said in post #102 and captured in that screen shot.
To paraphrase, "Pick one or type in an URL."

I know. That is the screen shot I need!

 

Like this?
What? I got that down to 14k and it won't upload.

 

Like this?
What? I got that down to 14k and it won't upload.

???

Is it a .jpg? Is AAC rejecting it?

 

Aha. It's a png. Do over.

 

Aha. It's a png. Do over.

I can't read it...resolution too low.

Is that from the Ubuntu printer dialog or CUPS?

I'd prefer we work directly in CUPS...it's got more flexibility when dealing with difficult printers.