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Re: [News] Joys of Linux & Printing: Everything Works Out of the Box

On Fri, 6 Jun 2008 23:03:34 +0100, Mark Kent wrote:


> My samsung colour laser has PPD files which you download and drop into
> the appropriate cups directories.  It then just works.  Presumably, in
> an issue or two of cups time, we'll see a "direct download" option where
> cups will identify the printer manufacturer and model, go the
> manufacturer's site, download the ppd, install it, and merely reveal a
> cups queue to the lan.  In fact, one kind of wonders why cups isn't just
> built-in to the printer directly with some flash for upgrades, new PPDs
> and so on...

I just plugged my Samsung in and it worked.
Great printer.

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