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Re: Printer in Linux?



On Sun, Dec 28, 2008 at 02:26:56AM +0100, Sjoerd Hiemstra wrote:
> Zach Uram wrote:
> > I got an HP Deskjet 960c printer for Christmas and would like to set
> > it up in Debian testing, but I've never setup a printer in Linux
> > before. What should I do?
> 
> For a beginner, one of the easiest ways to setup a new printer is to use
> the printer setup utility that KDE or Gnome offers.

I'd go with the advice of apt-getting hplip, which will pull in CUPS.
Then I'd use the CUPS webbased interface on localhost:631. It provides
the same interface from KDE, Gnome or any other wm/de.

-- 
Stupid men are often capable of things the clever would not
dare to contemplate...
	~ Terry Pratchett


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