What Printer Should I Use with Linux?

Nearly any printer that uses your computer's serial or parallel port should work. One might think that a PostScript printer is the best printer to use with Linux because many programs and text utilities used with Linux and ported from other UNIX systems output graphics and text as PostScript. However, another great reason to use Linux, and Red Hat's distribution of Linux, is that through the magic of software, your $99 inkjet printer can also print PostScript documents—even in color. That's a bargain!

New PPA Printer Support!

Even printers using Printing Performance Architecture (PPA), such as the HP 720, 820, or 1000-series printers, which in the past required a special software driver available only for ...

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