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1. #Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver install
2. #Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver drivers
3. #Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver driver
4. #Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver software

#Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver driver

Successful printing is usually ensured if a modern printer is set up as a driverless printer or a legacy printer is supported by one of the installed packages.ĭo you have a modern or a legacy printer? Is there a driver for your legacy printer? Is your modern printer using facilities on buster or bulleye? Do you appreciate that bullseye handles USB and network connected modern printers whereas buster deals only with networked modern printers? Have you checked whether cups-browsed has auto-setup a working print queue before making alterations to the system? Are you fully aware that your USB connected modern printer shouldn't be set up as a USB printer if it is capable of IPP-over-USB? Why are you using HPLIP and its utilities if you have a modern printer?Ī modern printer or MFD on bullseye should not require a driver, even for scanning.

#Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver install

Modern IPP printers are printers capable of driverless printing that is, free or non-free vendor packages or plugins are not required.Īlternatively, should it be thought necessary or desirable, a user may manually install a print queue (remote or local) with lpadmin, the web interface of CUPS or system-config-printer. Modern USB and ethernet and wireless connected printers on Debian 11 should be detected and auto-setup by cups-browsed.ĭebian 10 will handle a modern USB connected printer driverlessly by following this ipp-usb advice. Legacy printers would require a driver installation.Ĭups-browsed is installed as a recommended package.

#Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver software

This installation provides a functional printing system that is entirely suitable for use with a modern printer without any further software installation. Additionally, a USB connected modern printer might be capable of driverless printing if it is IPP-over-USB-capable.ĬUPS and cups-filters are central to the printing system and both are installed with Printers sold in the last 10 years or so are almost always AirPrint devices and therefore would support driverless printing when the device is connected by ethernet or wireless. Support for driverless printing with CUPS and cups-browsed is considerably extended in Debian 10 (buster) and Debian 11 (bullseye). Users possessing a modern printer are urged to consider the following points and explore a driverless printing solution for their printing needs, whether or not the deprecation is a motivating factor.ĭriverless printing was introduced to CUPS and cups-browsed in Debian 9 (stretch). This has been a long-term objective of the CUPS project for some time.

#Hp setup on osx asks for account password to change default driver drivers

However, it is as well to be aware that drivers and PPDs are deprecated in CUPS and eventually they will not be catered for as they are now. For a printer that requires a non-free driver a user would have to see what the manufacturer has to offer.Ī proportion of the material on the Printing Portal pages is applicable to installing printer drivers (free and non-free) and PPDs and setting up a print queue for legacy printers. The OpenPrinting website is a good source of information for matching printers with free drivers. Should a user be unsure what is suitable for the printer at hand, a comprehensive set of free PPDs and drivers would be put on the system withĭepending on the printer, it may also be desirable to install one or more of the following:

Legacy (non-modern) printers require printer drivers.

This page and another intend to cater for users with both types of printer device. Notwithstanding this, there are still many legacy (non-modern) printers and their drivers in use.

Modern printers are catered for by CUPS and supported by OpenPrinting initiatives such as cups-filters. The Debian printing system has undergone many significant changes over the past few years, with much of the printer management taking advantage of the advances in modern printer technology and the proliferation of IPP printers.