January 2009 - WLUG - wlug.mailman3.com

Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.

by Ken Jones

Subject: Re: [Wlug] Problem with a HP Laser Jet 1020 printer. Tim Keller <turbofx(a)gmail.com> wrote: Are you trying to print through the XP box to the printer from your linux box? I ask because I just looks at my CUPS configuration and I have an option for "LaserJet 1020" as a printer. ----------------- Tim, Sounds like my Linux package 2.6.16-1.2115_FC4 is old and out-of-date. Time to get foo2zjs. Thanks, all, Ken

Jan. 28, 2009

Self-Introduction : Markus McLaughlin

by Markus McLaughlin

Hi, my name is Markus McLaughlin, I run a small Linux Blog, I reside in Hudson, I been wanting to join your group and get some expert advice on Fedora 10. I am not a Programmer, I am an Advanced User who wants to learn Fedora, I don't mind tinkering with it so I get to work right. Ubuntu is cool but it's not American based like Fedora is. Does the group have an IRC channel? I like to IRC chat with everyone here when I have some free time! I hope we can ALL make a small difference in the Linux Community! M. McLaughlin linuxglobe.wordpress.com Hudson, MA, USA

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.

by Tim Keller

Ken, Are you trying to print through the XP box to the printer from your linux box? I ask because I just looks at my CUPS configuration and I have an option for "LaserJet 1020" as a printer. Thanks, Tim. On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:05 AM, Ken Jones <kjones(a)ziplink.net> wrote: > Folks, thank you for past help. Here's another one... > > I have an HP Laser Jet 1020 black and white printer attached to a PC > running > Windows XP Professional. It is my home network shared printer. I have no > problem using it from other Windows machines. I am having no luck using it > from my Linux boxes. (a Fedora and an Aurora). > > The CUPS package does not have a driver for this printer. I understand > that > this laser printer is a bit different from other HP laser jets, but I do > not > understand how this relates to my problem. > > Without me going into all the details of my guessing game do any of you > know > exactly what I should do? > > Ken Jones > > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug > -- I am weary of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.

by Brian J. Conway

On Wed, 28 Jan 2009, Ken Jones wrote: > I have an HP Laser Jet 1020 black and white printer attached to a PC running > Windows XP Professional. It is my home network shared printer. I have no > problem using it from other Windows machines. I am having no luck using it > from my Linux boxes. (a Fedora and an Aurora). It looks like it's supported by the foo2zjs package: http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-LaserJet_1020 Haven't used it myself or checked Fedora, but I see it available in Debian 4.0/Etch. Brian J. Conway

Jan. 28, 2009

Problem with a HP Laser Jet printer.

by Ken Jones

Folks, thank you for past help. Here's another one... I have an HP Laser Jet 1020 black and white printer attached to a PC running Windows XP Professional. It is my home network shared printer. I have no problem using it from other Windows machines. I am having no luck using it from my Linux boxes. (a Fedora and an Aurora). The CUPS package does not have a driver for this printer. I understand that this laser printer is a bit different from other HP laser jets, but I do not understand how this relates to my problem. Without me going into all the details of my guessing game do any of you know exactly what I should do? Ken Jones

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] problem upgrading openoffice.org to version 3.0

by E Johnson

I'm also running Hardy on Dell laptop. My laptop is Dell 1525n, that came with Ubuntu Gutsy --but lately running Hardy. I first added the line deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main to my /etc/apt/sources.list --and saved it correctly, then updated the sources list (apt-get update --I think that should have worked!!). But Synaptic did not indicate an update or new version of Openoffice was available. Maybe that was because it was looking at what the already-installed version of Openoffice might need, which was apparently up-to-date. I then followed James' directions exactly (the directions in the tutorial --but using the correct URL that he gave for Hardy), which worked perfectly. Then after letting the Update manager install the recommended updates, I now have Openoffice 3.0 installed here. I did not test Openoffice 3.0 in the laptop except to open it in the word processor mode and look at it a little bit, but it appears to be functional that far, anyway. It seemed to open quickly and smoothly. Good luck with it, Andrew, & thanks guys. Liz J 2009/1/28 Andy Stewart <andystewart(a)comcast.net> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > James Gray wrote: > > This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy > Haron): > > > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main > > > > Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can > > look here: > > > > > http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-… > > > > *HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then > > what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead. > > > > Good luck and let us know how it goes, > > > > ~James > > HI Andrew, > > I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his > response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not > mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to > find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add > this repository via the GUI as well. > > After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your > package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to > install Open Office 3.mumble. > > Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to > help you further. Good luck! > > Later, > > Andy > > > - -- > Andy Stewart, Founder > Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) > Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) > Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFJf+94Hl0iXDssISsRAo9pAJ93oZbVjnrPTZXi2OUEzsR4VNxU8gCfaOC/ > 4e1anUU1SiSPT/TFgFk6gns= > =KnSY > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 28, 2009

Newbie's Guide to Linux

by Richard Klein

I haven't read this yet; the link just came across my inbox. It sounds helpful, though. http://www.linuxworld.com/nllinuxopensourc179761 -- Rich

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] problem upgrading openoffice.org to version 3.0

by Andy Stewart

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 James Gray wrote: > This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron): > > deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main > > Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can > look here: > > http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-… > > *HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then > what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead. > > Good luck and let us know how it goes, > > ~James HI Andrew, I'm not sure if it was clear, but the line that James suggested in his response needs to be added to the /etc/apt/sources.list file, if I'm not mistaken. You are telling the Ubuntu packaging system (apt) where to find the OpenOffice software package. There's probably a way to add this repository via the GUI as well. After you edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file, you need to update your package lists, and then if all works correctly, you should be able to install Open Office 3.mumble. Let us know how it goes, and then we'll know which blanks to fill in to help you further. Good luck! Later, Andy - -- Andy Stewart, Founder Worcester Linux Users' Group (http://www.wlug.org) Chelmsford Linux Meetup Group (http://linux.meetup.com/393) Amateur Radio: KB1OIQ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with SUSE - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJf+94Hl0iXDssISsRAo9pAJ93oZbVjnrPTZXi2OUEzsR4VNxU8gCfaOC/ 4e1anUU1SiSPT/TFgFk6gns= =KnSY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] problem upgrading openoffice.org to version 3.0

by James Gray

This should do the trick for Open Office 3 in 8.04 (code named Hardy Haron): deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/openoffice-pkgs/ppa/ubuntu hardy main Do you know how to add this repository in synaptic? Otherwise you can look here: http://news.softpedia.com/news/How-To-Install-OpenOffice-org-3-0-in-Ubuntu-… *HOWEVER* in this example the deb line is for a different release then what you have so you need to use the line I provided above instead. Good luck and let us know how it goes, ~James On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 11:08 PM, Richard Klein <richspk(a)gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Andrew Perry <perryand(a)yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> The openoffice.org help files direct me to options that simply aren't there. For example: >> >> "Choose Help- Check For Updates to check manually" - but there is no such option in my help menu ! >> >> "To check for updates automatically, Choose Tools- Options - OpenOffice.Org- Online Update" - again, the promised option, "Online Update" , simply isn't there. > > I think those particular directions are for Windows (and maybe Mac) > versions of OpenOffice.Org. In Linux you usually use the package > manager (Synaptic, I think, for Ubuntu) to get updates. > >> I tried to uninstall and reinstall OpenOffice.org in "add/remove programs" , but the default package manager (adept?synaptic? it doesn't say which it is, but I think it is synaptic) won't let me uninstall the "base package" as other packages require it. > > I think you're right about it being Synaptic. It's possible that > OpenOffice.Org 3.0 isn't in the repository(ies) for Ubuntu 8.04 [1]. > Once we find the right repository/address for OpenOffice.Org 3.0, you > can either add that repository to Synaptic or use the command line > tool apt-get. Hopefully, someone else here knows the address for that > repository and can save us all some searching. :-) > > -- > Rich > [1] I learned just last year that Ubuntu version numbers tell you the > year and month of release for that version, so version 8.04 was > released in April (04) of 2008. Similarly, version 8.10 was released > last October (10th month of 2008). > _______________________________________________ > Wlug mailing list > Wlug(a)mail.wlug.org > http://mail.wlug.org/mailman/listinfo/wlug >

Jan. 28, 2009

Re: [Wlug] problem upgrading openoffice.org to version 3.0

by Richard Klein

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:47 PM, Andrew Perry <perryand(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > The openoffice.org help files direct me to options that simply aren't there. For example: > > "Choose Help- Check For Updates to check manually" - but there is no such option in my help menu ! > > "To check for updates automatically, Choose Tools- Options - OpenOffice.Org- Online Update" - again, the promised option, "Online Update" , simply isn't there. I think those particular directions are for Windows (and maybe Mac) versions of OpenOffice.Org. In Linux you usually use the package manager (Synaptic, I think, for Ubuntu) to get updates. > I tried to uninstall and reinstall OpenOffice.org in "add/remove programs" , but the default package manager (adept?synaptic? it doesn't say which it is, but I think it is synaptic) won't let me uninstall the "base package" as other packages require it. I think you're right about it being Synaptic. It's possible that OpenOffice.Org 3.0 isn't in the repository(ies) for Ubuntu 8.04 [1]. Once we find the right repository/address for OpenOffice.Org 3.0, you can either add that repository to Synaptic or use the command line tool apt-get. Hopefully, someone else here knows the address for that repository and can save us all some searching. :-) -- Rich [1] I learned just last year that Ubuntu version numbers tell you the year and month of release for that version, so version 8.04 was released in April (04) of 2008. Similarly, version 8.10 was released last October (10th month of 2008).

Jan. 28, 2009