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RoccoR5955

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18. I believe you have to add the printer in CUPS
Mon Oct 15, 2012, 02:45 PM
Oct 2012

There should be a button there that says "add printer."
The rest should be pretty direct. Give it a name, tell it what port it is using, and then select the printer. Generally if the exact printer is not there, one that is close to the one you want to install feature-wise, but the same brand should work. I have had to do this in the past.

I haven't had a chance to check it out for sure at work today. I got swamped with calls, and have to leave early. Let me know, and the next time I get a chance, I'll try to document it at work. Be forewarned that I can have weeks of busy time at work, and then weeks of "idle" time at work, so I can't say exactly when. I just wanted to shoot off this quick response while I remember.

Try Ubuntu, Debian based and very user friendly. Warren Stupidity Oct 2012 #1
+. Or Mint struggle4progress Oct 2012 #2
i'm a mint fan meself... Phillip McCleod Oct 2012 #22
I vote for Linux Mint gvstn Oct 2012 #3
I have a USB stick that is no longer empty. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #8
Lili gvstn Oct 2012 #10
Try xubuntu AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #4
My laptop is from 2006. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #7
As far as windows 7 is concerned AgingAmerican Oct 2012 #9
I found this... hunter Oct 2012 #5
Oh, I did find that community! Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #6
I would change to supported distro PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #11
That's what I'm going to do. Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #12
Mint is a good one to get started with PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #13
Do yourself a favor, and get rid of the Lexmark printer RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #14
I saw that post before Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #15
You have to open CUPS RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #16
I did open CUPS, Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #17
I believe you have to add the printer in CUPS RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #18
These are the choices when I try to add a printer: Pool Hall Ace Oct 2012 #19
Isn't it a USB printer? RoccoR5955 Oct 2012 #20
Maybe this will help? PowerToThePeople Oct 2012 #21
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