How to Create a Lexmark Printer Queue for CUPS Through a Command Line

Overview

This article explains how to download the Lexmark PPDs, create a printer queue through a command line, and enable the queue on a Linux operating system.

Downloading the Lexmark PPD

how-to-install-the-lexmark-ppds-for-the-t64x-w840-.html#how-to-install-the-lexmark-ppds-for-the-t64x-w840-and-c920-printers_HO2444 for instructions on how to obtain the latest Lexmark PPDs for your printer.

Creating a Queue for CUPS

Open a Terminal
or Command Line
session. Refer to your operating system documentation for help, if necessary.

Type the following command to create a queue:# lpadmin -p queue_name -v socket://printer_hostname:9100 \-P /usr/share/cups/model/Lexmark_PPD/lexmark_ppd

Replace queue_name
with your actual queue name.

Replace printer_hostname
with the printer's host name or IP address.

Replace lexmark_ppd
with the appropriate PPD file from the table below:

Printer	PPD
Lexmark T640	Lexmark_T640_en.ppd
Lexmark T642	Lexmark_T642_en.ppd
Lexmark T644	Lexmark_T644_en.ppd
Lexmark W840	Lexmark_W840_en.ppd
Lexmark C920	Lexmark_C920_en.ppd

NOTE:
Not all Linux operating systems support the lpadmin
command.

Enabling the Queue

Open a terminal session/command line. Refer to your operating system documentation for help, if necessary.

Type the following command to enable the queue:# /usr/bin/enable queue_name

Replace queue_name
with your actual queue name.

Type the following command to allow the queue to accept print jobs:# /usr/sbin/accept
queue_name

Replace queue_name
with your actual queue name.

The queue is ready to be used.

NOTE:
For instructions on creating a Lexmark printer queue for CUPS through a Web browser, how-to-create-a-lexmark-printer-queue-for-cups--0.html#how-to-create-a-lexmark-printer-queue-for-cups-through-a-web-browser_HO2475.

Still Need Help?

If you are having difficulties creating a queue for CUPS, please contact the Lexmark Technical Support
Center at 800-LEXMARK for additional support. NOTE:
Customers outside the US should click here to visit our support Web site in order to obtain the contact number
for their region.

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