[request] Printer/CUPS support in SteamOS

[Knochi]

Your system information

Operating System: SteamOS 3.3.2 KDE Plasma Version: 5.23.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.90.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.13.0-valve21.3-1-neptune (64-bit) Graphics Platform: X11 Processors: 8 × AMD Custom APU 0405 Memory: 14,5 GiB of RAM Graphics Processor: AMD Custom GPU 0405

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• Opted into SteamOS beta?: No
• Have you checked for updates in Settings > System?: Yes

Please describe your issue in as much detail as possible:

I known this has been request long time ago but now it's 2022 and more users, as i do, are trying to use SteamDeck beside it's fantastical gaming abilities as work PC.

So I would like to see CUPS support in a future release of SteamDeck.

Steps for reproducing this issue:

1. open document
2. select "print"
3. try to setup printer

[psychollek]

It is actually a first thing I found missing from steamdeck for using it as my work computer :D

[rgreening]

Yes, please add support for printing. I do not understand the logic to strip this from the SteamOS (Arch Linux) base install. It is a common task on all desktops.

[waspennator]

Would be nice to see this for steamos 3.5 or sometime in general.

[adarsh1001]

+1 on this. It would have been another story if SteamOS didn't expose a proper KDE desktop but since it does, CUPS preinstalled would be nice to have.

[FearNaBoinne]

I would like to add my support to this request! I can do most everything I need on a daily basis on my Steam Deck as a lightweight PC alternative, but printing support is something I regularly find myself missing! (That and a proper macro tool like AutoKey or such)

[freyquency]

I'm a disabled creative who works in dev + design. I create things for print and print things as a disability accommodation. Leaving CUPS out is an accessibility issue. As a consumer I love indie games, ttrpgs, and zines. I was hoping to have my gaming and hub for zines and ttrpgs all on one device, that I could print from.

In this way it's disappointing - it's def cut into my enthusiasm for the Steam Deck as a platform for creatives like myself to target.

[jg00dman]

Printing is a basic function which is needed. Please add this. It was easy when pacman worked before Steam OS 3.5.5.

[FearNaBoinne]

Pacman still works?

I reinstalled CUPS after the 3.5.5 update...

[bertogg]

Hi, SteamOS 3.5 comes with podman and distrobox, maybe you can run the CUPS server inside a container ?

[jg00dman]

Pacman still works?

I reinstalled CUPS after the 3.5.5 update...

I get unresolvable conflicts when I try to do the install.

[Colcobau]

+1 to this feature request. I use my Steamdeck as my daily driver, and not having print support is kind of a pain.

[bertogg]

FYI the 20240418.1000 build comes with cups preinstalled, I'll let you know when it's available in SteamOS 3.6 beta in case you want to test it before the stable release.

[bertogg]

This is available now in SteamOS 3.6, currently in preview. If anyone tries this and finds problems please report them here, thanks!

[rgreening]

It works! Yes. I have a couple of HP inkjet/deskjet printers and this now works out of the box. To add scanning capability i installed the (gnome) scanner flatpak from discover store. Worked as well.

For some Laserjets it may still require the HPLIP flatpak package (hp-setup utility to run from command-line). I haven't tested this yet as i am away from the Laserjet for a few months. But when i set it up manually last time it did. Unfortunately, HPLIP flatpak is no longer present in repository. I would be nice to add to flathub.

Thanks for adding CUPS. This is amazing!

[JLP]

I can confirm it also works with an HP printer we have here. Thanks a lot!

[kisak-valve]

Closing as implemented in SteamOS 3.6.

[Knochi]

So now that we have cups, how do i setup my network printer? It's a CANON TS5151 Scanner-Printer