Ubuntu kyocera printers

Question

In Ubuntu 14.04, my Kyocera P2040dn printer prints only from the user that installed the driver. How to make it print under other users?

Solution

The installation should work flawlessly if you follow these steps:

1. Download the .zip archive for your printer model from www.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com
2. Search the archive for the .ppd file for your model and extract it.

3. Move it to /usr/share/cups/model/Kyocera:

   sudo mv /path/to/"Kyocera ECOSYS P2040dn.PPD" /usr/share/cups/model/Kyocera/
   

4. Restart cups:

   sudo systemctl restart cups
   

5. Add the printer using your desktop environment's GUI, be careful to use the new .ppd file.