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Almost a week now
« on: July 28, 2010, 09:09:30 pm »
Well; almost a week since I installed Linux Mint on my PC.My verdict ,so far,is that I think it is a very good OS,it has done virtually everything I wanted it to,have still to configure it for my printer,but that will be a job for Sunday morning.I have so far encountered no problems.If I want to install/upgrade to another version of Linux,I presume I can just put in the partitioned section of my hard drive.though,as the Americans say"if it aint broke,don`t fix it. :D I don`t see myself ever giving up Windows completely but running the 2 OS`s is IMHO a very good compromise to get the best of both worlds. Kenny
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2010, 09:18:06 pm »
What printer do you have?
If you mean upgrade to a later version of Mint (eg. Mint8 -> Mint9), it *may* be much easier than a complete reinstall, but if you mean change to another distribution (eg. Ubuntu, openSUSE, etc.) yes you are right.

By "best of both worlds" I guess you mean games, because other than games I can't think of a single thing Windows is better at, and even that is more to do with the fact that games manufacturers don't do Linux versions... Hopefully just a matter of time ;)
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 11:56:48 pm »
(and of course if we're talking games, consoles wipe the floor with PC's anyway ..  ;)  )
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2010, 12:29:09 am »
That too :)
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2010, 09:32:45 am »
Quote from: Mad Penguin on July 28, 2010, 11:56:48 pm
(and of course if we're talking games, consoles wipe the floor with PC's anyway ..  ;)  )

Not a chance :P

Also, I currently have over 50 commercial games installed on my PC (only has Linux installed) and close to 100 opensource / freeware games that are excellent.
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2010, 07:19:33 am »
What printer do you have?
If you mean upgrade to a later version of Mint (eg. Mint8 -> Mint9), it *may* be much easier than a complete reinstall, but if you mean change to another distribution (eg. Ubuntu, openSUSE, etc.) yes you are right.


The printers I have are Lexmarks; an X1180 and a Z738,I don`t know if I will have to download specific drivers or whether the generic ones will do.I am not anticipating any problems but I will find out for sure on Sunday,when I install the printer.I will almost certainly opt for the 738 as I have at least 7 spare ink carts for this,whereas my X1180 is all out :) Kenny
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2010, 10:11:03 am »
Ok, you can look up specific support on the linuxprinting. org site, but generally speaking Lexmark are anti-Linux so you may have probleme.

If you get the chance, always aim for HP printers.
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2010, 10:58:50 am »
I could find nothing on  the Lexmark site for either of these printers, although I *did* find Linux drivers for the X738, and after a bit of research it looks like these *are* the correct drivers for the Z738 printer, so if your printer drivers aren't included with Mint (which I doubt they are), they can be downloaded here:
Lexmark Z738 Linux Drivers (ppd)

Download the PPD-Files-LMACE.tar.Z file and (if necessary) rename it to PPD-Files-LMACE.tar.gz then unpack it and read the Readme-Install.txt file.

Any future printer purchases for Linux... as MP says go for HP... particularly for All-In-Ones.
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Re: Almost a week now
« Reply #8 on: August 07, 2010, 11:52:41 am »
Quote from: Mark Greaves (PCNetSpec) on July 30, 2010, 10:58:50 am
I could find nothing on  the Lexmark site for either of these printers, although I *did* find Linux drivers for the X738, and after a bit of research it looks like these *are* the correct drivers for the Z738 printer, so if your printer drivers aren't included with Mint (which I doubt they are), they can be downloaded here:
Lexmark Z738 Linux Drivers (ppd)

Download the PPD-Files-LMACE.tar.Z file and (if necessary) rename it to PPD-Files-LMACE.tar.gz then unpack it and read the Readme-Install.txt file.

Any future printer purchases for Linux... as MP says go for HP... particularly for All-In-Ones.


Have`nt yet tried to install my second Lexmark,but may be switching from them anyway as they are very heavy on ink usage.Though they give great quality output
Kenny
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