PDF vs Printers

[Jeffrey Tooker]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-users-
> bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of NoOp
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:39 PM
> To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: PDF vs Printers
> 
> On 04/19/2008 04:22 PM, Jeffrey Tooker wrote:
> 
> And Jeffrey wrote back following the .sig:
> 
> > I am running Ubuntu 7.10 and the printer is a Lexmark Z31 on a paralell
> > cable local to the machine.
> >
> > As I said in my previous post I am fighting my way through getting the
> > printer up.  In some ways it is a good thing.  It will help me in
> learning
> > what the system is all about.  It will get me away from Windows point
> and
> > click and not understand what is actually happening in the machine. I am
> > finding that Ubuntu is strong.  I have locked it up a number of times in
> the
> > passed few days and had to cut power and restart.  Ubuntu seems to come
> back
> > every time when re booted.  This is giving me confidence to work with my
> > decicated Ubuntu machine.  I will not be afraid of locking it up and
> never
> > getting it back.  I am begining to make sense of the file structure and
> the
> > folder names.  With more exposure it will make more sense.
> >
> 
> Your Lexmark Z31 is supported by the foomatic drivers:
> 
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/all/foomatic-db/filelist
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/gutsy/foomatic-db
> [/usr/share/foomatic/db/source/printer/Lexmark-Z31.xml]
> 
> Meaning, if you have foomatic installed, your printer should be supported.
> 
> If you do not have foomatic installed; from a terminal:
> 
> sudo apt-get intall foomatic*
> 
> should do the trick.
> 


NoOP:

Thank you for the info.  It should fix mt problem.  I take it by your post
that Foomatic package of drivers is onboard when 7.10 (fully updated) is
installed and that the command line entry then loads them into the system.
The reason for this question is that I will probably take my Lexmark (old
Printer) out to my offline machine.  And get an HP all in one for my online
machine.

Jeffrey Tooker 
Paynes Creek Ca.