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To: Bob434; SuzyQue
I think Ballmer when he was at MS$ got that HP support of Linux turned around,,,cause they dropped the HP Linux printer package,.

Maybe now it will reappear....but check out your current printer and ,,,I am not awawre if you can find good support, I sure would like to ....

42 posted on 03/30/2016 10:45:41 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

I’m not sure, but my older model HP black and white laser printer (something that usually isn’t too popular with folks who usually go for color ink models) worked fine- Of course I can’t install the software that coems with it (unless they have a linux verison somewhere) but it works fien for simple printing- the only thing i might not have is ‘ink levels’ indicators and the like- bu I don’t know, I didn’t check yet lol- i just print stuff without getting into the nitty gritty of print software settings-

When I installed linux, I accidentally left the printer plugged in as linux installed- (usually with printers you have to leave them unplugged and plug them in after so the computer will see it properly)

Anyway, when it got to desktop after the install- I remember the printer- turned it on, and just out of curiosity, tried a test page- to my surprise, it worked fine- I haven’t really pushed it testing it like with a B&W photo or anything- but for document work it’s printing fine- linux picked it up fine and even lists it as the right model- it was all automatic- a box popped up ‘configuring printer’ and in seconds it was listed and working fine


53 posted on 03/30/2016 11:23:22 AM PDT by Bob434
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