

However, the service has not been widely adopted, and Google has decided to focus its efforts on other projects. You will be presented with a list of users that the printer is currently shared with. Google Cloud Print was launched in 2010 as a way to allow any app or service to print to any printer. Are PPA's safe to add to my system and what are some "red flags" to watch out for? Google has announced that it will be shutting down Google Cloud Print on December 31, 2020.usr/lib/cloudprint-cups/listcloudprinters.py If you would prefer to add the printers manually, say ‘N’ here, andĪdd a new printer ( via or usual interface ) as a If you say ‘Y’ here, it will add all printers that are currently not To do this go to: the App passwords page in your Google account and set a new password for the service. To make it work with Google's 2 Step Verification system, you must create an "App password". Administrators can then share this Cloud. Printers without built-in Cloud Print support, often referred to as ‘legacy’ or ‘classic’, are supported through a ‘Cloud Print Connector’ integrated with Google Chrome versions 9 and higher. Invalid) it will then ask if you wish to add all printers from your With Google Cloud Print Connector extension, a new Cloud Printer is registered in the Google Cloud Print service. Google Cloud Print is listed as a printer option in the Print Preview page of Google's Web browser, Google Chrome, in Chrome 16 and higher. Sudo /usr/share/cloudprint-cups/setupcloudprint.pyĪfter it asks for Google Credentials (it will only ask if this is theįirst time you have used CUPS CloudPrint, or your credentials are Googles Cloud Printing Technology allows almost any connected device including Android Phones and Tablets to print to almost any printer that is registered.
#Share a google cloud printer install#
To install it and configure it: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:simon-cadman/niftyrepo It looks like someone has made a CUPS/Google Cloud Print tool here:Īnd it appears the author provides a PPA:
