[libreoffice-users] Re: Printing from Linux, Kubuntu/Ubuntu

On 01/22/2015 11:03 AM, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster wrote:
> I do not know if you can multi-boot two different versions of Ubuntu
> based distro,  or so I was told a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure I have done so in the past, but not doing so now.

Wouldn't it be more convenient to install 13.10 in a VirtualBox?  Then 
you could just open it when you need it instead of having to boot to a 
particular Ubuntu.

Reagrds,  Jim

> Be nice to have 13.10 for my photo printing on my default photo printer
> and 14.04LTS or newer for the rest of the work.
>
> As someone told me - off list - CUPS should be installed with the
> distro, but in my experience not all of the versions I have installed do
> so until you need it for a "dependency" for a printer driver.
>
>
>
> On 01/21/2015 01:19 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Ahh, mostly the Ubuntu's at work are 14.04.  So i might have a try at
> > a LiveUsb or multi-boot with an earlier version alongside the existing
> > set-ups or something.
> >
> > Thanks Tim ! :)
> >
> > Errr, i think the drivers and apps and such are still called CUPS but
> > i think the forums and websites retired didn't they?  Is there
> > somewhere such as LinuxPrinting.Org?  I might have to have more of a
> > look tomorrow or sometime.
> > Thanks so far and regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> > On 21 January 2015 at 13:37, Tim---Kracked_P_P---webmaster
> > <webmaster@krackedpress.com> wrote:
> > > On 01/21/2015 08:02 AM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > > > Hi :)
> > > > I am just hoping some kind person will signpost me to the proper
> > > > forums so that they can help me with a couple of printing issues.  I
> > > > gather that CUPS is no longer used but i'm not sure and i don't know
> > > > what has replaced it.
> > >
> > > I do not know what is the replacement to CUPS, since every drive I
> > > use for
> > > Ubuntu and Mint needs CUPS.  SO, I install in "manually" via the
> > > standard
> > > package manager for the distro.  My default "printer" is the CUPS PDF
> > > "system".  That way I have not accidental printing to any specialized
> > > printer that I have on my network, which saves paper and ink.
> > >
> > > > At last my work-place has a couple of machines entirely using just
> > > > Kubuntu/Ubuntu and no Windows at all.
> > > >
> > > > With Kubuntu LibreOffice couldn't open files on the file-server but i
> > > > fudged it by installing the whole Ubuntu DE (Unity DE and tweaks) and
> > > > now people have no problems using Kubuntu.  Printing to the
> > > > photocopier or the B&W laser printer is fine.
> > > >
> > > > The only problem is trying to print to the colour printer, an Oki
> > > > C810, for which there seem to be hundreds of linux drivers but none of
> > > > them seem to work.  Actually i have only tried about a dozen drivers
> > > > but it's tricky to test them especially if my boss is around.
> > >
> > > Which version are you using for Ubuntu-based OS?  I have some Canon
> > > printers
> > > no longer work properly when Ubuntu 14.04 came out.  Needed
> > > dependencies not
> > > longer we supported by 14.04, but was supported by 13.10.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Also although the Kubuntu machines have no trouble printing to the B&W
> > > > photocopier but Ubuntu ones can't cope.  I have no idea how to find
> > > > the drivers on the Kubuntu machines and copy them onto the Ubuntu
> > > > ones.
> > > >
> > > > Regards from
> > > > Tom :)
> > >
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