Ubuntu kyocera printers

In Ubuntu 14.04, my Kyocera P2040dn printer prints only from the user that installed the driver. How to make it print under other users?


Solution 1:

The installation should work flawlessly if you follow these steps:

  1. Download the .zip archive for your printer model from www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com
  2. Search the archive for the .ppd file for your model and extract it.
  3. Move it to /usr/share/cups/model/Kyocera:

    sudo mv /path/to/"Kyocera ECOSYS P2040dn.PPD" /usr/share/cups/model/Kyocera/
    
  4. Restart cups:

    sudo systemctl restart cups
    
  5. Add the printer using your desktop environment's GUI, be careful to use the new .ppd file.