How to print from ignition container

[proartsrl]

Dear Kevin.
I am grateful and impressed for your commitment and passion.
I ask you for information for your experience.

This is not an issue.

I need to print from your container (ignition 8.1.3) to a network printer and I have no idea how to do it. I have read that I could use preconfigured containers with CUPS installed but I have no idea how to reach the container from your image. I have read about installing cups-client in the container but I need your kindness and detailed instructions.

I thank you in advance.

[thirdgen88]

@proartsrl, I've not tried to print yet from a container-based Gateway.. I imagine that it will involve a simple derived image adding the required system packages for CUPS, something like:

FROM kcollins/ignition:8.1.3

USER root
RUN apt-get update && \
    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends <packages> && \
    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* &&
USER ignition

I'll work up a test this week to see what will be needed.

[proartsrl]

YOU ARE AMAZING! Tell your friends... 😀 Marco Barbieri engineer Proart Srl Via Paolucci de' Calboli 28 I-26100 CREMONA - ITALY Phone: +39-0372-32054 e-mail: ***@***.*** Think to the environment before printing this document **** Riservatezza / Confidentiality **** In ottemperanza al D.L. n. 196 del 30/6/2003 in materia di protezione dei dati personali, le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono strettamente riservate ed esclusivamente indirizzate al destinatario indicato (oppure alla persona responsabile di rimetterlo al destinatario). Vogliate tener presente che qualsiasi uso, riproduzione o divulgazione di questo messaggio e vietato. Nel caso in cui aveste ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vogliate cortesemente avvertire il mittente e distruggere il presente messaggio. According to Italian law D.L. 196/2003 concerning privacy, if you are not the addressee (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person) you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please destroy it and notify us by email Il giorno mar 30 mar 2021 alle ore 15:53 Kevin Collins < ***@***.***> ha scritto:

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@proartsrl <https://github.com/proartsrl>, I've not tried to print yet from a container-based Gateway.. I imagine that it will involve a simple derived image adding the required system packages for CUPS, something like: FROM kcollins/ignition:8.1.3 USER rootRUN apt-get update && \ apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends <packages> && \ rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* &&USER ignition I'll work up a test this week to see what will be needed. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMIKEXUUD2NSMD6ARSWKZK3TGHJVBANCNFSM42BQZACA> .

[thirdgen88]

@proartsrl, I haven't forgotten about you! I just didn't end up with the spare cycles last week--it is still in my queue.. Right now my plan is a CUPS Server container as a sidecar to Ignition.. That is the approach I'm going to shoot for here locally against my own little networked HP laser printer.

[proartsrl]

I thank you Kevin. I still greatly prefer your container implementation against the official one, much more flexible and configurable. No chance, a way ahead. And printing could be a quantum leap. Marco Barbieri engineer Proart Srl Via Paolucci de' Calboli 28 I-26100 CREMONA - ITALY Phone: +39-0372-32054 e-mail: ***@***.*** Think to the environment before printing this document **** Riservatezza / Confidentiality **** In ottemperanza al D.L. n. 196 del 30/6/2003 in materia di protezione dei dati personali, le informazioni contenute in questo messaggio sono strettamente riservate ed esclusivamente indirizzate al destinatario indicato (oppure alla persona responsabile di rimetterlo al destinatario). Vogliate tener presente che qualsiasi uso, riproduzione o divulgazione di questo messaggio e vietato. Nel caso in cui aveste ricevuto questo messaggio per errore, vogliate cortesemente avvertire il mittente e distruggere il presente messaggio. According to Italian law D.L. 196/2003 concerning privacy, if you are not the addressee (or responsible for delivery of the message to such person) you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other dissemination or use of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please destroy it and notify us by email Il giorno mar 6 apr 2021 alle ore 00:41 Kevin Collins < ***@***.***> ha scritto:

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@proartsrl <https://github.com/proartsrl>, I haven't forgotten about you! I just didn't end up with the spare cycles last week--it is still in my queue.. Right now my plan is a CUPS Server container as a sidecar to Ignition.. That is the approach I'm going to shoot for here locally against my own little networked HP laser printer. — You are receiving this because you were mentioned. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#51 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AMIKEXQYMELJ6KK23LZLAQ3THI4DNANCNFSM42BQZACA> .