Insights for a quick and easy Ubuntu printer installation
For a long time, setting up a printer in Linux has been somewhat challenging. But, it's been getting easier and easier. And today, setting up a printer in Ubuntu as simple as it gets - this article is firm evidence!
This also follows on previous printing advice found here.
We bought an Epson Stylus D68 today in fact, after searching for it in http://linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi and seeing that it worked. The description was that it "mostly worked" but we can't find what _doesn't_ work on it.
We weren't using Ubuntu, but stock Debian. Literally three clicks using the browser-based CUPS interface and it worked. not a single thing needed to be installed. Test prints work from Opera, Firefox, OpenOffice, Gimp, KPDF..
If you're thinking of buying a printer for your desktop, see this page: http://linuxprinting.org/suggested.html
This also follows on previous printing advice found here.
We bought an Epson Stylus D68 today in fact, after searching for it in http://linuxprinting.org/printer_list.cgi and seeing that it worked. The description was that it "mostly worked" but we can't find what _doesn't_ work on it.
We weren't using Ubuntu, but stock Debian. Literally three clicks using the browser-based CUPS interface and it worked. not a single thing needed to be installed. Test prints work from Opera, Firefox, OpenOffice, Gimp, KPDF..
If you're thinking of buying a printer for your desktop, see this page: http://linuxprinting.org/suggested.html
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