On Fri, Sep 23, 2011 at 03:07:56PM +1000, Jon Jermey wrote:
> The operative word seems to be 'should'. Not only does the driver fail
> to install, but the installation process crashes the system -- quite an
> achievement on a Linux box.
Ah yes, the broken Samsung installers. I've tried to use them and then
had to clean up the mess they left behind because the uninstaller
refuses to run.
Fortunately there's a .deb repo with the drivers, so you don't need to
use Samsung's installers. Here's how I got my two Samsung printers
(CLP-550N and CLX-6210FX) working:
http://kirriwa.net/john/doc/samsung-printers.html
John
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