Does anybody know of a lp or lpd printer that works with ubuntu 24.04?

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Does anybody know of a lp or lpd printer that works with ubuntu 24.04?

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Almost any network printer that advertises “JetDirect / LPD / RAW” will talk happily to Ubuntu 24.04—CUPS still ships with the legacy lpd backend. Two models people use all the time:

Brother HL-L2350DW (and most recent HL/MFC models)
– enable “Protocol: LPD/RAW” in the printer’s web page, point CUPS at
lpd://printer_ip/queue, pick the built-in HL-L2350DW PostScript driver.

HP LaserJet Pro 400/410 series
– HP’s firmware exposes LPD (515) by default; use
lpd://printer_ip/RAW or …/auto and choose the PostScript (recommended)
PPD that Ubuntu offers.

Anything that says PostScript (PDL) or PCL 5e/6 in its spec sheet will work the same way. Newer devices also support IPP Everywhere, which CUPS detects automatically if you can, use that instead; LPD is just there for older workflows.

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