@elfprince what he said ^^ do it all thru system settings. when you get to the drop down driver selection---if your driver is not listed---I shoot for the same model and a number just above or below it and most of the time it works.

Other times I had to crack a tarball and run .sh install the best I could to get the manufacturer driver into Solus by hand--if that's an option.

the best part is I never write anything down so every new install is an adventure🙂

davidjharder

  1. Turned off and unplugged printer.
  2. Tried to remove all printers with same name from Solus "printers" and 'print settings', but it keeps popping back in on its own. Even tried to delete the printer using CUPS directly. Same result. The printer seems to be indestructible, even when it is offline still.
  3. What can I do now? I don't dare to start adding more printers, because that is how I got mixed up in the first place.

      Other relevant observation: had same issue on an Ubuntu distro (Linux Lite). However, on Q4OS it was a cinch on the first try. Go figure.

      elfprince it should not repopulate after the gui deletion/removal...unless .conf file/folder still there? being referenced by any of the cups crap? I've seen a stubborn deleted printer a time or two but I think I them permanently them after second or third try.

          brent .unless .conf file/folder still there

          And do you know where I can find that .conf file?

            likely all in /.config if I had to guess. maybe tear all folders relating to an HP printer out to be sure?

            and try to delete a couple more times. I remember a reboot always being part of this method. sequence matters too. if all traces gone and wiped clean then turn printer on and make solus see it...

            ..but we got to get to the part where you can delete it first. sometimes this stuff is pita

              brent The phantom printers (the older setups or f**ups) persisted still. I can't believe this. However, I carefully tried another new 'add' and labelled it uniquely. Then it took 2 tries to select the right driver in hplip databse.
              It finally worked! Printed out a test copy, and thereafter a document a couple of times. Thank you all for pitching in. 👍️

              SOLVED.

                On Solus, printers did use to be automatically added. I thought that broke ages ago, though. Would be nice if it was fixed somewhere along the ways...

                  EbonJaeger On a different note, are all those locking mechanisms really necessary on a home purposed distro? Can (and does) make life 'difficult' (to be polite). 😄

                      elfprince That's inherited from GNOME Control Center, I'm afraid, and there is no compile option for it.

                        EbonJaeger On Solus, printers did use to be automatically added.

                        On Plasma, they still do. I haven't needed to intervene manually for years. Not with Canon, HP, or now Epson.

                        By the way, I bought that Epson beause it has ink tanks instead of cartridges. I'm lovin' it.