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Re: CUPS on Android? (was Re: B/W printer for mobile devices)

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On Fri, 24 Aug 2018 22:39:47 +0000 (UTC),
Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com>, in
<eli$1808241808@qaz.wtf> wrote:
>  In comp.mobile.android, richard lucassen  <mailinglists@lucassen.org> wrote:
> > I'm looking for a black and white printer that can communicate via
> > bluetooth in order that people can be able to print (A4, letter) from
> > those mobile devices I mentioned. Does such a solution exist?
> 
>  I'm not looking for that, but the question prompts me to ask, has anyone
>  here had success using CUPS under Android? I've seen a few such packages
>  available and installed them, but was never able to "add a printer" much
>  less print.
> 
>  I've currently got a Android 6.x device. I suspect the Android version
>  was the stumbling block.

I've never felt the need to print from my androids, but a bit of
digging turns up these

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.benoitduffez.cupsprint
https://f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.benoitduffez.cupsprint/
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blackspruce.lpd

The verbage form the last one, Let's Print Droid, has this

    If you have a business grade laser or print server
    (CUPS,LPR,SAMBA, etc) , the app will talk directly to them without
    any off-site conversion. No print data leaves your local network
    unless you choose the GCP (Google Cloud Print) option. (This app
    is not NSA approved ;-)

I would be inclined to belive the Fdroid app does what it claims, but
I haven't tried any of them, so YMMV.

>  For my purposes, a printing solution that works from a Termux shell
>  (and printing to an IP address or local hostname) would be an acceptable
>  partial answer.

Ah, that might be the rub, providing the userland apps, and not just
providing a printer to just apps. I looked thru the fdroid app's
source files looking for anything called "lp*" and getting zilch. So
probably not.

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B/W printer for mobile devices richard lucassen <mailinglists@lucassen.org> - 2018-08-23 19:22 +0200
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices joe <none@domain.invalid> - 2018-08-23 12:42 -0500
    Re: B/W printer for mobile devices richard lucassen <mailinglists@lucassen.org> - 2018-08-23 21:42 +0200
      Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-08-23 20:36 +0000
        Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-23 20:59 +0000
      Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-23 20:49 +0000
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-23 14:08 -0400
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices mike <ham789@netzero.net> - 2018-08-23 23:59 -0700
    Re: B/W printer for mobile devices richard lucassen <mailinglists@lucassen.org> - 2018-08-24 09:53 +0200
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2018-08-24 09:53 +0100
    Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-24 12:40 +0000
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices sms <scharf.steven@geemail.com> - 2018-08-24 05:32 -0700
    Re: B/W printer for mobile devices nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-08-24 09:00 -0400
      Re: B/W printer for mobile devices Arlen Holder <arlenholder@nospam.net> - 2018-08-24 23:06 +0000
  Re: B/W printer for mobile devices richard lucassen <mailinglists@lucassen.org> - 2018-08-24 20:10 +0200
  CUPS on Android? (was Re: B/W printer for mobile devices) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-08-24 22:39 +0000
    Re: CUPS on Android? (was Re: B/W printer for mobile devices) I R A Darth Aggie <n0b0dy@invalid.invalid> - 2018-08-26 18:59 +0000
      Re: CUPS on Android? (was Re: B/W printer for mobile devices) Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2018-08-27 00:43 +0000

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