[Nottingham] linux laptop with printing

Marcel Taylor nottingham at mailman.lug.org.uk
Fri Jan 10 22:37:01 2003


I'm a newbie, knew nothing about Linux.

> My girlfriend has bought an IBM thinkpad R31. She
> wants me help to put linux on it.
I've got a Toshiba 8000 laptop, which I bought second-hand. I've installe=
d=20
SuSE 8.1. Well, to tell the truth, it installed itself.

> Has anyone got distribution recommendations?
Well, I only know SuSE 8.1.

> A 'big thing' for her is to be able to print pictures.
I've got it printing to:-
    HP Desk Jet 550C, serial port
    HP Desk Jet 895Cxi, USB port
Both configured, with ease, using the SuSE Printer configuration GUI

I'm willing to let you 'use'  the CDs.