<div dir="ltr">TX </div><div class="gmail_extra"> <div class="gmail_quote">2015-11-08 20:26 GMT+01:00 Peter Flynn <<a href="mailto:peter@silmaril.ie" target="_blank">peter@silmaril.ie</a>>: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On 08/11/15 03:17, Istimsak Abdulbasir wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> On Nov 7, 2015 6:22 PM, "Teach" <<a href="mailto:pbrteach@gmail.com" target="_blank">pbrteach@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:pbrteach@gmail.com" target="_blank">pbrteach@gmail.com</a>>> wrote: </blockquote> [...] <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> Which printer/scanner is compatible with Linux and will be installed and configured automatically or semi-automatically </blockquote> Sadly, getting printers to work with linux is not a straightforward thing. </blockquote> Unfortunately this is true. CUPS is a fine system, but the drivers (PPD files) tend to be buggy for any operation other than simple one-sided A4 or Letter printing. There is no excuse for this, as CUPS is (or was) an Apple product, and the PPD files they distribute work perfectly. I cannot speak as to scanners, as I don't have or use one. <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> It is best to check with printers that are known to work. </blockquote> Even that, alas, is no guarantee of anything. Most depends on the version of the CUPS PPDs available for your distribution. ///Peter -- xubuntu-users mailing list <a href="mailto:xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com" target="_blank">xubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com</a> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-users</a> </blockquote></div> </div>