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Yesterday I discovered Fatdog could be installed with LICK so I had to give it a try. Really like it. When I go to CUPS to add a printer it asks for a password here. http://localhost:631 is requesting your username and password. The site says: “CUPS”. I do not know what password it is asking for. Help please ?
Which browser are you using?
I had a similar drama with an older FD. If I tried to make changes in CUPS through Chrome, it asked for a password, if I did the same via Firefox or Seamonkey, it worked fine, no password required.
No Chrome. I have Firefox but CUPS opens Seamonkey.
I assume you clicked "CUPS manage printing" in Fatdog Control Panel, then you clicked "No" at the help prompt, then SeaMonkey started showing the CUPS admin page. SeaMonkey starts because it's configured as the default browser. The CUPS admin page is http://localhost:631. You can open that page directly from Firefox, if you need to, or you can change the default browser. To learn how to change the default browser click the help icon on the Desktop, search for "default browser", then click the "How to change default programs..." link.
In a pristine Fatdog installation, the only password there is is root's. Try to see if CUPS accepts it. Root's default password is "woofwoof".
Exactly what printer model are you installing? How is this printer connected to your PC/notebook?
I tried woofwoof. I tried hooking the printer with a USB before booting Fatdog. Its a Brother MFC-L2680W.
Thanks. I opened CUPS in Firefox. Cups saw the printer. It is asking for a PPD file. Do I download this from Brother ?? Its been 4 or 5 years since Perdido helped me do this on the old Puppy forum and I just do not remember the details. I do know I had to do some stuff in the terminal.
Just to preface I am using Bionicpup64
I entered localhost:631
Clicked Add a printer
chose http
entered url for 192.168.1.x
selected Brother from the list
In the list is chose : a brother printer below and close to your current brother number, it worked for me
Cups saw the printer. It is asking for a PPD file. Do I download this from Brother ??
You can download a driver for Brother Printers straight from gslapt package manager.
I spent way too much time on ths today. I tried entering the web address. I tried the package manager for the drivers. CUPS wants the PPD but it does not see the one I installed from the package manager. Somehow I managed to kill my wireless router. Screwed up my Windows so they would not print. I did have a spare router and finally got Windows to print. Wasted about 30 sheets of paper trying different things. Back in the day it took a while to get the printer to work in xenial but I did get it done. All the links I used were on the old forum and they no longer work. Maybe God does not want me to print with Linux. 
Someone gave me an HP printer because they'd broken the latch that holds in the ink cartridge. I taped in the ink cartridge, but CUPS in EasyPup didn't list the exact model. So I picked one that seemed close and it worked, but only in black and white.
I only print documents. No color here either. I do not even need to print with Linux, I have a Windows 10 partition. I just like to use the dog and puppies . Some times I just need the agrivation.