Step-by-step – Samsung Printer Ubuntu 20.10 Installation

Setting Up Driver

2. 2. Setting Up Samsung Printer Repository

   Add Samsung Unified Linux Driver Repository

   Adding Suldr Repo

   Samsung Ubuntu Repo Printers Driver Setup Guide

   How I said also in the Intro for ML-15xx, ML-16xx, ML-17xx, ML-2xxx, CLP-5xx, and CLP-6xx Models See Instead: How to Install Samsung Laser Printer Driver.

3. 3. Searching for Samsung Drivers

   Then to List All Available Printer/Scanner Samsung Drivers
   Simply run:

   sudo apt search suld-driver

   How to Find the Proper suld-driver to Install

   Check Samsung Printers

   Find Right Ubuntu Driver in Samsung Printer

4. 4. Installing CUPS

   Next Install/Update CUPS Packages
   Running:

   sudo apt install cups cups-client cups-filters cups-ipp-utils

   And if Freshly installed it need also to Started with:

   sudo service cups start

5. 5. Installing Samsung Printer

   Now to Install Samsung Ubuntu Driver
   Play:

   sudo apt install suld-driver-[RIGHTVERSION]

   Substitute [RIGHTVERSION] with the Version found on the Suldr Web Page.
   In case of any Issue you may see instead the GutenPrint Printer Drivers Suite that supports more than 60 Samsung Printer Models.

   Install Samsung GUI Printer Manager
   Again possibly to install the QT4 configurator:

   sudo apt install suld-configurator-2-qt4

   How to Install Qt4 in Ubuntu 20.10

   Qt4 Ubuntu Setup Guide

   GNU/Linux Ubuntu Qt4 Installation Tutorial