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Select Printer

If you need to buy a new printer, the way to find out if it supports Linux is to check the documentation on the box or on the manufacturer's website. You can also search the Open Printing database. It is a resource to check the compatibility of various printers with Linux.

Here are some Open Printing results for Linux-compatible Canon printers.

The screenshot below is the result of Open Printing's Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4050-according to the database, it should work. Here is a list of recommended drivers and general instructions to let me know that it is suitable for CUPS, line print daemon (LPD), LPRng, and so on.

In any case, * check the manufacturer's website and ask other Linux users before purchasing the printer.

Check your connection

There are several ways to connect a printer to a computer. If your printer is connected via USB, you can easily check the connection by typing lsusb at the Bash prompt.

$lsusb

This command returns "Bus 002 Device 004: ID 03f0:ad2a Hewlett-Packard"-this does not have much value, but you can tell that the printer is connected. I can get more information about the printer by entering the following command:

$dmesg | grep-I usb

The results are more detailed.

If you try to connect the printer to a parallel port (assuming your computer has a parallel port-it's rare these days), you can use this command to check the connection:

$dmesg | grep-I parport

The information returned can help me choose the correct driver for my printer. I found that if I insist on using popular brand-name printers, I can get good results most of the time.

Set up your printer software

Both Fedora Linux and Ubuntu Linux include simple printer setup tools. Fedora maintains an excellent wiki for printing answers to questions. You can easily start these tools in the settings in GUI, or you can call system-config-printer on the command line.

HP HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) software that supports Linux printing may already be installed on your Linux system. If not, you can download the * version for your distribution. Printer manufacturers Epson and Brother also have web pages with Linux printer drivers and information.

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