Also take a look at you distributions web site for compatibility listings. Many distros will automatically detect and configure parallel and USB connected printers.
I don't think you'll have much look get the vendors to guarantee there printers on Linux, as they don't write the drivers for them.
Nick.
On Tue, 2004-11-23 at 17:17, JACKIE AINSWORTH wrote:
--- JACKIE AINSWORTH <jackieinbosham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 16:41:10 +0000 (GMT) > From: JACKIE AINSWORTH > <jackieinbosham@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: help > To: mailman-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > Dear Friends and LINUX users, > We cannot get any brand, (which we would > consider),of > replacement inkjet COLOUR printer which vendors will > GUARANTEE is LINUX COMPATIBLE! (ie POSTSCRIPT or > Ghostscript.) > Should it be THIS difficult? > Experts in any stores seem unable or unwilling to > advise about anything except (GDI) = Microsoft! > Indeed some low end printers (£70-£100) we looked at > memorably Epson had printed on the Carton:"Microsoft > Only" (!) > > Can you re-direct this to anyone who is successfully > LINUX printing and could advise in lay terms please? > > Jim & Jackie Ainsworth. > NB. > We are LINUX Newbies. (We have been on line with > Suse > 9.1 since last year.) Even our little Lexmark Z11 > which Suse list as configured would only print the > first page of each on-line doc. the second always > showing script lines out of phase and therebye > illegible! Why should we take all in-store advice we're > getting > which says: revert from LINUX to Microsoft (GDI)and it > will > be easy to buy any printer you wish! > > ___________________________________________________ . Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.
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