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| From | sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.hardware |
| Subject | Re: Printing |
| Date | 2015-04-06 16:03 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <mfuao1$uho$8@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <78adc1f1-dd65-4061-be91-85bdbcf449be@googlegroups.com> <5521a0a9$0$292$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> |
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!
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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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