Printing to Engineering Printers with Mint Linux 22.3

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1. Open the Preferences Menu from the start menu.

Windows Mint Desktop on the start menu with preferences highlighted

2. Open the "Printers" window.

System Settings window with Printers selected

3. Add a new Printer.

Printer dialog with Add button highlighted

4. Select "Windows Printer via SAMBA". Enter the printer name as given to you by Purdue IT support (example: ecnprintxx.itap.purdue.edu/printername).

Enter your username as: boilerad\<YOURUSERNAME> and then use your career account password. You will need to know the model of the printer as well so you can select the appropriate driver.

New Printer dialog with Windows Printer via SAMBA selected

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Article ID: 2144
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Fri 1/16/26 2:43 PM
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Fri 1/16/26 2:49 PM

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