16 LXF260 March 2020 http://www.linuxformat.comMAILSERVER
Neil says...
It feels like Linux printer angst is a throwback to the
nightmare days of USB-based printers, when you truly
were at the mercy of the manufacturer to offer drivers
(hint: they rarely did), while today networked-based
printers just work with auto-discovery and the rest.
It’s also worth investing in a laser printer, as they
should pay for themselves over time with their lower
running costs.
I’ll also join in the Brother-love in, having had zero
issues with the Brother DCP-9020 multifunction colour
laser. And so endeth the Brother advertorial!Dirty surfaces
I’ll be brief because I know you all have lots to do
putting this amazing magazine together. It’s like this:
my iMac from 2007 really has to retire, and I’m ready
for the challenge of working with Linux on a PC. I
understand from previous articles that Linux is best
supported overall by Lenovo. However, I like the look
of Surface Pro PCs, but with such a major investment
I would like to know how supportive you have found
Microsoft Surface laptops to be while running Linux?
Sally Palmer-SmithNeil says...
We don’t have personal experience of using the
Windows Surface with Linux, but people online seem to
have installed Linux without much of an issue, as it’s
literally a generic PC, so you’re able to boot any UEFI-
compliant system on it, such as Ubuntu.
Having said that, a Microsoft Surface Pro is a pretty
meaty investment, so you could always consider the
Dell XPS 13 that offers Ubuntu as a default install, or if
you’re based in the US, one of the System76 modelsMailserver
Write to us at Linux Format, Future Publishing, Quay House,
The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA or [email protected].
Helpdex
Join the printer
love-in and try a
Brother model!CREDIT:BrotherProblems, what problems?
In reference to the Answers column in the October
2018 issue regarding printer problems, I have a
Brother HL-L2360D mono laser printer. The printer
setup was simple: I attached one end of an Ethernet
cable to my Brother printer and attached the other
end of the Ethernet cable to my Verizon router.
I never bothered with any Wi-Fi settings on the
printer – I rebooted the Verizon router. That’s it. I
accessed the printer setup in all my computers, and
each computer recognised my printer and I was able
to print PDFs, etc. All my computers share the same
printer: Dell XPS desktop Windows 10 (we’re judging
you–Ed), Apple iMac desktop, Linux Cyberpower
gaming PC Mint 19.1 and Acer Chromebook. Hope
this helps anyone with a printing problem.
Ronnie Bell16 LXF260March 2020 http://www.linuxformat.comNeil says...
It feels like Linux printer angst is a throwback to the
nightmare days of USB-based printers, when you truly
were at the mercy of the manufacturer to offer drivers
(hint: they rarely did), while today networked-based
printers just work with auto-discovery and the rest.
It’s also worth investing in a laser printer, as they
should pay for themselves over time with their lower
running costs.
I’ll also join in the Brother-love in, having had zero
issues with the Brother DCP-9020 multifunction colour
laser. And so endeth the Brother advertorial!Dirty surfaces
I’ll be brief because I know you all have lots to do
putting this amazing magazine together. It’s like this:
my iMac from 2007 really has to retire, and I’m ready
for the challenge of working with Linux on a PC. I
understand from previous articles that Linux is best
supported overall by Lenovo. However, I like the look
of Surface Pro PCs, but with such a major investment
I would like to know how supportive you have found
Microsoft Surface laptops to be while running Linux?
Sally Palmer-SmithNeil says...
We don’t have personal experience of using the
Windows Surface with Linux, but people online seem to
have installed Linux without much of an issue, as it’s
literally a generic PC, so you’re able to boot any UEFI-
compliant system on it, such as Ubuntu.
Having said that, a Microsoft Surface Pro is a pretty
meaty investment, so you could always consider the
Dell XPS 13 that offers Ubuntu as a default install, or if
you’re based in the US, one of the System76 modelsMailserver
Write to us at Linux Format, Future Publishing, Quay House,
The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA or [email protected].
Helpdex
Join the printer
love-in and try a
Brother model!CREDIT:BrotherProblems, what problems?
In reference to the Answers column in the October
2018 issue regarding printer problems, I have a
Brother HL-L2360D mono laser printer. The printer
setup was simple: I attached one end of an Ethernet
cable to my Brother printer and attached the other
end of the Ethernet cable to my Verizon router.
I never bothered with any Wi-Fi settings on the
printer – I rebooted the Verizon router. That’s it. I
accessed the printer setup in all my computers, and
each computer recognised my printer and I was able
to print PDFs, etc. All my computers share the same
printer: Dell XPS desktop Windows 10 (we’re judging
you–Ed), Apple iMac desktop, Linux Cyberpower
gaming PC Mint 19.1 and Acer Chromebook. Hope
this helps anyone with a printing problem.
Ronnie Bell