Linux for Small Business Owners: Using Free and Open Source Software to Power Your Dreams

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D. Both, C. BulkaLinux for Small Business Ownershttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8264-9_16

16. Printing

David Both¹   and Cyndi Bulka¹

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Raleigh, NC, USA

 

Objectives

After reading this chapter, you will be able to

• Define the capabilities needed in a printer to meet the needs of your business

• Determine which printers work well with Linux and which to avoid

• Add a new printer when it really is plug and play

• Add a new printer when it is not plug and play

• Print a test page

• Perform printer setup in common applications such as LibreOffice

• Print from common applications like LibreOffice

• Configure and use multiple printers

• Manage the print queue

Introduction

Regardless of past ...