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Install printers on Ubuntu.
Open file explorer and connect to smb://edp-liu-prn01.ad.liu.se/PPD
Save credentials.
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Open Linux and copy the PPDs to your computer
Open printers tool
Add a windows printer.
smb://AD/edp-liu-prn01.ad.liu.se/<Printer name>
or smb://AD/edp-liu-mob01.ad.liu.se/<Printer name>
Remark the AD in the URI, its necessary with Ubuntu.
Other Linux flavor do or do not need it.
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Install smbclient if it is not already there.
Finish installing the printer, pointing out the PPD
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Finish configuration.
Do not print the test page. Choose cancel
Print a test document.
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Check the stored password if you have problems.
If you have not saved the password in the keyring, or if you do not wish to, you should see a dialog
prompting for user name and password when trying to print from an application.
Unfortunately, a bug in LibreOffice impedes that. https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53029
To fix this change the print behavior in LibreOffice.
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Steps:
- Navigate to Tools -> Options -> LibreOffice -> Advanced.
- Check "Enable experimental features"
- Change to LibreOffice -> General tab
- Under heading "Print dialogs", uncheck "Use LibreOffice Dialogs"