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

[drufus2002]

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

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[thingizkhan]

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.

[drufus2002]

Thank you for the reply. I am thinking of printers deleted to the creation of labels which are fed from a spindle.

[thingizkhan]

For roll-fed label printing look at models that present a simple RAW/JetDirect socket (port 9100) or LPD queue:

Brother QL-800 / QL-820NWB
– Built-in network card, RAW on port 9100.
– In CUPS add socket://printer_ip:9100, choose the supplied Brother QL-800 series driver.

Zebra GK420d / ZD420 (and most ZPL-based Zebra desktop printers)
– LPD enabled by default; queue name usually ZPL.
– Use lpd://printer_ip/ZPL and pick Zebra EPL2/ZPL Label Printer PPD.

TSC TE210 / TE310
– Advertises both RAW and LPD; use RAW on 9100 and select the TSPL-based driver in CUPS.

All of these speak a straightforward text/command language over the socket, so CUPS’ legacy back-end works fine on Ubuntu 24.04. Once added you can print from gLabels, LibreOffice, etc. just like any other printer.

[drufus2002]

Just bought a zebra lp printer. Hopefully it will work out.