LBP5050 canon printer

[sebastien]

ok thanks.

So It sounds like I'd better forget canon colour laser printer, and
spend money in something else that works natively with ubuntu.
A shame cos it sounds that its printing quality is ok and price per
page is one of the lowest available....?

Has anyone ever experienced the samsung clx 3157 with ubuntu ?

Thanks to all
Sebastien

On Thu, 05 Nov 2009
07:08:56 -0500 Steve Reilly <steve at reillyblog.com> wrote:

> sebastien wrote:
> > Hi all !
> > 
> > The canon LBP5050 colour laser printer sounds not (directly...)
> > supported by ubuntu (8.04).
> > 
> > My long web search gave this result :
> > http://support-asia.canon-asia.com/contents/ASIA/EN/0900772407.html
> > 
> > I should install this driver to get it work.
> > 
> > But prior to buy this printer, can anyone tell me if it really
> > works ? (it is not listed in openprinting.org)
> > 
> > Because I have to buy a colour laser printer, and Ive got the choice
> > between this canon printer and the samsung clx 3175. This samsung is
> > supported by linux. As I do not have win, I have to make a choice.
> > And it will depend on your advises.
> > 
> > Thanks !
> > Sebastien.
> > 
> no experience with that one but i just had a bear of a time getting a
> pixma canon printer working on 8.04 for a friend.  needed 2 different
> drivers and issue obscure apparmor commands to get it to work.  (and
> this one said "works perfect" on openprinting!!)  if i had to choose
> for myself, id choose an hp, never had a problem with several ive
> owned.... just my 2cents though...   on another note though........
> kudos to canon for even attempting to support linux! albeit not on
> their usa website...
> 
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