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Re: Printing

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Subject Re: Printing
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On 04/06/2015 12:03 PM, sctvguy1 wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Apr 2015 20:52:57 +0000, Henrik Carlqvist wrote:
> 
>> On Fri, 03 Apr 2015 21:19:08 -0700, andrewcd1 wrote:
>>> I am looking for a driver that will run the Lexmark Z2390 printer Under
>>> kubuntu 14.04
>>>
>>> If all functions are not available, then that is not crucial
>>>
>>> Any suggestions
>>
>> I would suggest to read the specifications carefully when buying a
>> printer. Pay special attention to supported standard printing languages
>> like PostScript or PCL. If the specifications lacks any listing of such
>> standard printing languages and instead lists a limited number of
>> supported operating systems it probably means that a special driver from
>> the printer manufacturer is needed and that driver is only available for
>> a limited number of operating systems.
>>
>> It is much easier to buy hardware that works fine with Linux than trying
>> to get unsupported hardware to work. However, if you still want to stick
>> to your current printer you should probably ask Lexmark to provide their
>> special driver also for Linux.
>>
>> regards Henrik
> 
> Brother and HP are the ways to go.  Both have great Linux support and use 
> PostScript and PCL languages.  I do not know why people buy Lexmark, 
> Canon and others, guess they are the ones on sale at Best Buy!
> 

not always...


http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/supported_devices/designjet.html

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Printing andrewcd1@hotmail.com - 2015-04-03 21:19 -0700
  Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-05 20:52 +0000
    Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-05 20:59 +0000
    Re: Printing sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-04-06 16:03 +0000
      Re: Printing JEDIDIAH <jedi@nomad.mishnet> - 2015-04-06 12:51 -0500
        Re: Printing Allodoxaphobia <knock_yourself_out@example.net> - 2015-04-07 01:32 +0000
          Re: Printing Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> - 2015-04-07 19:08 -0400
      Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:26 -0400
    Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:02 -0400
  Re: Printing andrewcd1@hotmail.com - 2015-04-05 21:19 -0700
    Re: Printing Henrik Carlqvist <Henrik.Carlqvist@deadspam.com> - 2015-04-06 09:38 +0000
      Re: Printing ruben safir <ruben@mrbrklyn.com> - 2015-05-25 03:10 -0400
    Re: Printing philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2015-04-06 08:10 -0500
    Re: Printing Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-04-06 16:53 +0000
  Re: Printing Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2015-04-06 13:24 +0000
  Re: Printing ray carter <ray@zianet.com> - 2015-04-06 15:27 +0000

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