On Tue, 2 Jul 2013 21:34:25 +0200 (CEST), you wrote: >Sorry, I didn't mean to send it yet... At any rate, I tried installing by >chosing the option "Search for Printer Driver to Download", but that didn't >do anything (I don't think this worked at all, it didn't give me any serarch >results etc.). The 3rd option it gives me is to provide a ppd file. Should I >be looking for an installation CD that supposedly might have it? Or is there >a simpler way to do make the printer work? >Thanks!
Hi, be aware of the "official" drivers as they are likely proprietary ones. You can always open the pdd file with a text editor and verify that its license is free. I have a Samsung printer that works perfectly with the drivers provided by Trisquel, I had to find the right one with some trial and error. I would suggest to use a driver with version less or equal than your printer's. Usually, foomatic drivers work well. The recommended driver might not be necessarily the one that will work for you. As last resort, you can try to install the metapackage 'printer-driver-all': open a terminal window and do: sudo apt-get install printer-driver-all You can install it from a graphical frontend as synaptic, but honestly I've never used it. Hope it helps, -- Stefano Fortune of the day: "You're ugly and your mother dresses you funny."
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