David, Welcome to DLUG and Linux.
On Wednesday 20 Mar 2013 15:43:51 David Smith wrote: > 2. Is it simple to find say printer drivers that run under Linux? I seem to > remember that when I phoned HP they had no drivers for Linux. Their software > for the HP printer/scanner/copier has things like OCR software included, > but if this was not included in the driver I could find, could I scan > something as image and use different software to convert to character? Not > that I do this very frequently. I'm not sure who you spoke to at HP, but they didn't know much about Linux. As Andrew has already said, Linux uses CUPS, but in addition, HP provide a Linux add-in called 'HPLIP' (http://hplipopensource.com/hplip-web/index.html). However, you DON'T need to download it from that site; I just provided that for reference. Nearly all modern Distros include HPLIP in their repositories, so once you've got your installation up and running, go to the Package Manager and search for HPLIP. The rest is achieved with a few clicks and an entry of your password. You can also do it from the console by entering the right commands, eg in Ubuntu: type the following command: sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hplip-isv/ppa press Enter and if needed, type the required password type the following command: sudo apt-get update then type the following command: sudo apt-get install hplip My OfficeJet J4680 All in One works fine. > 3. Do I need antivirus software? (MACs now do) Any other security software > essential? Only if you wan to protect your Windows afflicted friends from viruses that you might accidentally pass on to them. ClamAV is the usual choice and it's also in the repositories. -- Terry Coles 64 bit computing with Kubuntu Linux -- Next meeting: Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2013-04-02 20:00 Meets, Mailing list, IRC, LinkedIn, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread on mailing list: mailto:[email protected] How to Report Bugs Effectively: http://goo.gl/4Xue
