[LINK] Linux printer installation not for newbies

[Stilgherrian]

On 21/9/06 1:13 PM, "Danny Yee" <danny at anatomy.usyd.edu.au> wrote:
> Frankly, printers are a nightmare regardless of operating system.
> I did a survey once and the building I work in has printers from
> more than a dozen different manufacturers, all of whom do things
> differently.  Even with Windows, some vendors use the built-in Windows
> printer management system, while some have their own installers.
> And then there are all the different protocols for talking to printers,
> and all the different print languages...

I suspect you'll find that anyone running a corporate IT help desk will tell
you that the top two problems are (1) "I've forgotten my password" and (2)
"I can't print".

Stil


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