[Sussex] Printing in Linux ? Difficult ?

[Richie Jarvis]

Nicholas Butler wrote:
> Hmm Ive just transitioned a client from windows to Linux using Ubuntu 
> Dapper Drake. The Printer configuration spotted the network printers 
> and added them. The printer panel allowed me to add the Sabmsung 
> ML1610, the HP2550 and the HP1300 and the HP1100 and my only 
> intervention was to select next. Difficult ? not at all. Mind you 
> Ubuntu benefits from inheriting some pretty smart back end driver 
> stuff to make it work.
>
>
> Nik
It all depends on the printer Nik (like always.)  I have a Oki C3200n 
here that I brought for work - wish I had never brought it now, as it 
won't work with Linux, only Windoze - needed it in a big hurry though, 
and didn't realise that some printers don't do Linux.

Lesson learnt, I guess...

Richie