Fixing google cloud print issues + ubuntu (google classic printers)

Step 1...

sudo cps-auth

copy paste URL into your browser on GCP server

Step 2...

journalctl -xe

examine log to ensure all is well with GCP daemon

NOTES:

Sad to say but Google in their wisdom, or is it greed, has decided to kick "Google Cloud Print" to the curb at the end of calendar year 2020.

Never fear sports fans (and linux folks too!), these folks have ridden to our rescue with a pretty much fully functional replacement for GCP.... www.papercut.com (the mobility print product)