DVCS (was Re: Moving to D)

[Walter Bright]

Daniel Gibson wrote:
> The hplip version in Ubuntu 8.04 and in Ubuntu 9.10 support your printer 
> - I don't know about your version,

8.10

> because Ubuntu doesn't list it 
> anymore, but I'd be surprised if it didn't support it as well ;)
> hplips docs say that the printer is supported when connected via USB or 
> "Network or JetDirect" (but not Parallel port, but probably the printer 
> doesn't have one).

The HP 2300D is parallel port. (The "D" stands for duplex, an extra cost option 
on the 2300.)

> It may be that Ubuntu doesn't install hplip (HPs driver for all kinds of 
> printers - including the LaserJet 2300 ;)) by default.
> That could be fixed by
> "sudo apt-get install hplip hpijs-ppds"
> and then trying to add the printer again (if there's no Voodoo to do 
> that automatically).

How I installed the printer is I just, more or less at random, said it was a 
different HP laserjet, and then it worked. The duplex doesn't work, though, nor 
any of the other variety of special features it has.