Post 9h2aM9B17m0RPldEcy by arisunz@octodon.social
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(DIR) Post #9h2NnIH46pMi2q4iMS by twylo@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-03-22T18:28:47Z
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I've been using Ubuntu as my desktop Linux for so long now, I've forgotten the olden days. The early days. The fighting-with-XFree86-Configs days. The recompile-your-kernel-to-add-a-driver days. The window-manager-setup days. The printer battles. The audio battles.We've come a long way. Not just Ubuntu, either, I mean any desktop distro.
(DIR) Post #9h2Prr6MlO2H7vNDpw by vertigo@mastodon.social
2019-03-22T18:49:39Z
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@twylo If it helps establish context, I'm **STILL** having printer battles on Linux.I've yet to successfully install CUPS on any distribution at all, including Ubuntu.
(DIR) Post #9h2RDnLXVQIZnyUoz2 by sungo@hackers.town
2019-03-22T19:07:15Z
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@twylo You ever have the "could blow my monitor up with a bad modeline" variant of "fighting with xfree86 configs" ?
(DIR) Post #9h2SAsctWDfhGXmu5Q by twylo@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-03-22T19:17:52Z
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@sungoI sure did. Late 1992 and early 1993 were crazy times.
(DIR) Post #9h2UOZEyai4j6XFqXQ by twylo@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-03-22T19:42:45Z
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@vertigoOh dear! Just like the bad old days :(I've had good luck with printing lately, but I'm not sure why. We have a networked Brother laser printer that's about a decade old. Windows can't even see it, but Ubuntu sees it right out if the box. I bet printer support is really spotty, though.
(DIR) Post #9h2Vd4lEIR5As3p4nw by vertigo@mastodon.social
2019-03-22T19:56:39Z
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@twyloWhat model? I have an HP inkjet/scanner combo that my wife had for years, but I think it's on its last legs.If I can get it working, I'm thinking of using a Raspberry Pi as a print server for the house (assuming the printer doesn't already work as such).
(DIR) Post #9h2WH0ISJTGIbpP3i4 by twylo@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-03-22T20:03:48Z
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@vertigoRaspberry Pi isn't a bad idea. Ours is a Brother HL-5370DW. It's definitely getting up there in years, but still works well.
(DIR) Post #9h2aM9B17m0RPldEcy by arisunz@octodon.social
2019-03-22T20:49:36Z
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@twylo I'm simultaneously glad AND sad that I didn't get to experience any of that
(DIR) Post #9h45nby9TS6AGj9Mq8 by sparcipx@mastodon.sdf.org
2019-03-23T14:16:34Z
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@twylo The "what chipset does this unbranded ethernet (or video, sound) card use" days...
(DIR) Post #9h4ZP3k04zYhmpjuu8 by gemlog@mastodonten.de
2019-03-23T19:48:18Z
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@twylo I was there in '94.Now we have the systemd days and the pulse audio days.
(DIR) Post #9h4egzACKvq4ZbMPtA by gianf@fosstodon.org
2019-03-23T20:47:35Z
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@twylo @vertigo No prob with HP printer & Ubuntu (and derivative), here. Just add printer, search the network, found and added correctly. Both scan and print work like a charm.