Summary: Show how to reassign the default printer to the last printer used.
Description: This article will describe a workflow which calls for a printing model that differs from the ubiquitous single static default printer paradigm, and how we solved the problem on Fedora with Cups, Systemd, and a little Selinux. While addressing this specific use case, it will more generally show how Fedora’s existing capabilities can be leveraged to reduce users’ pain points.
I propose a flow like this:
Contrast two default printer management paradigms
Present examples of problems with the common static default method.
Describe how a default to last used method addresses those problems.
Develop implementation requirements
Implement a Cups based solution
Make a Systemd service for it
Tweak Selinux to allow this solution to work in practice
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