[H-GEN] Installing multiple Linuxes

[bob parker]

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On Mon, 7 Oct 2002 02:49, you wrote:
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> On Mon, 7 Oct 2002, bob parker wrote:
> > There is one issue though and that is printing! I hope that these latest
> > Linux offerings will be rather more printer friendly than in the past.
>
> Printing has actually quite good in Linux in the last few years (at least
> imho).  Magicfilter is great.  I have used this on Debian in many times in
> recent years.  Redhat has printtool and there is CUPS.  I haven't had to
> play with CUPS at all but intend to soonish (considering borrowing that
> new addition to the library).
>
Thanks, I'm using Debian now. Mdk in the past and never did any good with my
usb HP printer. Thinking back on it maybe the usb support was not compiled in.
Will try again when I get my printer unpacked.
(Needs the circular tuit I'm afraid)

Yhanks
Bob

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