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word perfect
by donald vitkus 07 Nov '19

07 Nov '19

can not install word perfect 8.0 on united linux any ideas

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struggling w/ reliable printers on CUPS in small office
by Bradley Noyes 02 May '19

02 May '19

WLug-gers, tl;dr: Can someone recommend a printer (or printer brand) that is reliable for printing via CUPS? I’m struggling w/ printers in a small office and i've struggled to get any kind of guidance on-line. The volume of pages printed at the office is probably around 100 pages a day and there are 4 printers — all HPs and all consumer grade — each printer has its purpose, e.g. there's an 11x17 printer, one color laser, one BW laster, one color inkjet. The office is all iMACs, which connect to a Linux CUPS server. The iMacs were networking directly w/ the printers, but i added the CUPS server to try to mitigate the poor reliability with only marginal results. Routinely printers become “paused” in CUPS so i need to go in and ‘unpause’ them, also some printers just fall of the network entirely. Inevitably the only printer that works most of the time is the ink-jet which is a lot more expensive to re-fill. I’m looking for a reliable solution. If anyone has a recomendation that’d be great! Thanks, — Brad

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Re: struggling w/ reliable printers on CUPS in small office
by Aljerin Butler,Jr. 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Try my website here (especially HPLIP) at the compatibility links.(http://customdesktopsolutions.mywebcommunity.org/index.php/linux-ope… Al Butler On Wednesday, January 23, 2019, 11:12:51 PM EST, Krichevsky, Nicholas Jacob via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: I have an HP Officejet 8600 that only gets "paused" if I unplug it, in my testing. YMMV Get Outlook for Android From: Bradley Noyes via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2019 11:07:29 AM To: Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion Cc: Bradley Noyes Subject: [WLUG] struggling w/ reliable printers on CUPS in small office WLug-gers, tl;dr: Can someone recommend a printer (or printer brand) that is reliable for printing via CUPS? I’m struggling w/ printers in a small office and i've struggled to get any kind of guidance on-line. The volume of pages printed at the office is probably around 100 pages a day and there are 4 printers — all HPs and all consumer grade — each printer has its purpose, e.g. there's an 11x17 printer, one color laser, one BW laster, one color inkjet. The office is all iMACs, which connect to a Linux CUPS server. The iMacs were networking directly w/ the printers, but i added the CUPS server to try to mitigate the poor reliability with only marginal results. Routinely printers become “paused” in CUPS so i need to go in and ‘unpause’ them, also some printers just fall of the network entirely. Inevitably the only printer that works most of the time is the ink-jet which is a lot more expensive to re-fill. I’m looking for a reliable solution. If anyone has a recomendation that’d be great! Thanks, — Brad _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org _______________________________________________ WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org

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Demon haunted laptop has found the light...
by Tim Keller 11 Jan '19

11 Jan '19

Now running Ubuntu 18.10 and working happy as a clam... Touch screen works and everything! Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Re: Last Reminder: WLUG Meeting tomorrow! Taylor Room (rm 128)
by Tim Keller 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

Yes, this room is has a large screen and a VGA/HDMI connection. As as aside, do you need a ride tonight? Thanks, Tim. On Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 2:18 AM Krichevsky, Nicholas Jacob via WLUG < wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> wrote: > I believe so, yes. It definitely has HDMI. > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Keith Wright via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 10, 2019 2:07:09 AM > *To:* Worcester Linux Users' Group General Discussion > *Cc:* wlug(a)lists.wlug.org; turbofx(a)gmail.com; Keith Wright > *Subject:* [WLUG] Re: Last Reminder: WLUG Meeting tomorrow! Taylor Room > (rm 128) > > Tim Keller via WLUG <wlug(a)lists.wlug.org> writes: > > > Last reminder that we've got a meeting tomorrow in the WPI Student Center > > Taylor Room (rm 128) at 7PM. > > I just noticed this is a new room. > > It has a big screen with a VGA connection, yes? > > -- Keith > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > _______________________________________________ > WLUG mailing list -- wlug(a)lists.wlug.org > To unsubscribe send an email to wlug-leave(a)lists.wlug.org > -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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VGA
by Keith Wright 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

"Krichevsky, Nicholas Jacob" <njkrichevsky(a)wpi.edu> says: > I believe so, yes. It definitely has HDMI. I don't think I do. I have tried this laptop in the Mid-century room with VGA, I think. > Get Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/ghei36> Who's gonna make me? -- Keith

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Last Reminder: WLUG Meeting tomorrow! Taylor Room (rm 128)
by Tim Keller 10 Jan '19

10 Jan '19

Hey Gang, Last reminder that we've got a meeting tomorrow in the WPI Student Center Taylor Room (rm 128) at 7PM. Date & Time: Jan. 10th, 2019 @ 7pm Location: WPI Student Center Room 128 "Taylor Room" It's the room at the BOTTOM of the stairs. Topic: A Scheme to Bootstrap Trust. Presenter: Dr. Keith Wright. Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and we'll head off for dinner afterwards to continue to conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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So about the Feb. Meeting... it falls on valentines day...
by Tim Keller 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

We can talk about this at the meeting but looking at at calendar the Feb. WLUG meeting is going to fall on Valentines day. I see this as a problem... Why don't we move it to the 21st preemptively. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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WLUG Meeting THIS Thursday Jan. 10th, 2019! Topic: A Scheme to bootstrap Trust
by Tim Keller 07 Jan '19

07 Jan '19

Here are the pertinent details: Date & Time: Jan. 10th, 2019 @ 7pm Location: WPI Student Center Room 128 "Taylor Room" It's the room at the BOTTOM of the stairs. Topic: A Scheme to Bootstrap Trust. Presenter: Dr. Keith Wright. Snacks and Refreshments will be provided and we'll head off for dinner afterwards to continue to conversation. Thanks, Tim. -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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Demon haunted windows 10 laptop...
by Tim Keller 06 Jan '19

06 Jan '19

So my trusty old piece of crap finally, well crapped out. My company gave me a shiny new Lenovo 470 but it came with windows 10... no worries I'll just quick grab the 18.10 ubuntu iso and use one of the various tools to create a bootable USB... The *moment* I plugged it into my ethernet network, all hell broke loose. I didn't want to hook it up to my wifi because I assume it'll just send my wifi info back to a mothership somewhere. My Verizion AP / router promptly crashed, hard. I had to yank the power sing the ABC song for it to fully discharge and reboot. Windows... evil to the core... -- I am leery of the allegiances of any politician who refers to their constituents as "consumers".

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