[Gloucs] Print drivers.

[John Kilgour]

On my system (openSUSE) the HPLIP download has enabled printing on HP printers. Within this one selects the printer model etc.
John Kilgour

--- On Tue, 6/11/12, GEOFF BAGLEY <geoff.bagley at btinternet.com> wrote:

From: GEOFF BAGLEY <geoff.bagley at btinternet.com>
Subject: [Gloucs] Print drivers.
To: "Gloucs LUG" <gloucs at mailman.lug.org.uk>
Date: Tuesday, 6 November, 2012, 13:49

As a result of Ubuntu ditching their old LTS version, I have been
updating my wife's laptop to Precise Pangolin.

I am having trouble gertting the right driver for her printer.

The HP printer drivers need to know the Linux distro, and the type of
printer.  However, I am at loss to know where CUPS fits in.  I would
guess between the OS and the driver, which in turn addrsses the printer. They do not seem to want to know which version of CUPS.

If I went for a printer network,  would life be any easier ? 
All my four machines are on ethernet, but I have always been satisfied with local printing.   

What is the significance of CUPS  "classes" ?

Best regards to all the Group.  I hope to get down again one day to
a Meeting.

Geoff (on wheels).  



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