| stocktongoodrepa | hello | 03:21 |
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| holstein | o/ | 03:22 |
| stocktongoodrepa | I just installed the latest ubuntu on our first test computer for sister Susan and now I have to learn how to port a program call esword to her computer.j | 04:07 |
| stocktongoodrepa | wish there was an equivalent that would go on ubuntu direct | 04:07 |
| stocktongoodrepa | The Ubuntu Beginner's Guide | 05:18 |
| === yofel_ is now known as yofel | ||
| ntwrk_keith_ | Good morning. Not sure if this is a Windows or Ubuntu issue but I have a desktop with ubuntu server running CUPS and connected to my USB printer. I then connect to it from my Windows/Linux workstations over the network. I can print from them just fine if I do it from Microsoft Word or websites but cant print from notepad. Any ideas? | 13:14 |
| === cortman is now known as john_barleycorn | ||
| holstein | ntwrk_keith_: notepad in windows? | 14:09 |
| holstein | ntwrk_keith_: printing should and usually is just from the system... you set up the printer in windwos, not in word or "websites" | 14:10 |
| holstein | the system should print from whatever apps... you can start testing and removing things... i supppose you could hard plug a printer into the windwos machine and see if notepad prints | 14:11 |
| holstein | notepad printing functionality would not be a deal breaker for me.. i would just print from something else | 14:11 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | holstein: Windows notepad, yes. And I did setup the printer for the system... I'm just having problems printing from certain apps, specifically notepad. | 14:12 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | And yes, when I used to have the printer plugged into the Windows 7 desktop, I could printer from any application, including notepad | 14:13 |
| holstein | i would change that from "used to" and plug the printer in.. try printing from notepad.. then i think you'll have a better idea of what the issue is | 14:14 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | Hmm? | 14:15 |
| holstein | ntwrk_keith_: what im saying is.. if you havent plugged the printer in locally recently, then you cant say what the issue is | 14:15 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | holstein: I know it works when it is plugged in | 14:16 |
| holstein | you plug the printer in, right now, and try printing.. if notepad doesnt print, you know it has nothing to do with ubuntu or the network | 14:16 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | But I appreciate your advice | 14:16 |
| holstein | ntwrk_keith_: you said "when i used to".. if you have recieved an update, that could have broken functionality | 14:16 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | It wasnt that long ago. The ubuntu server was stood up recently | 14:17 |
| holstein | i typically suggest as troubleshooting steps to rule out variables, and depending on how long it has been, you cant rule that out | 14:17 |
| ntwrk_keith_ | And this happens from multiple Windows workstations. That would assume that all of them had the same update that broke the functionality | 14:17 |
| holstein | yes, that would assume that, and hard-plugging it could rule that out | 14:18 |
| holstein | i would try taking the same .txt files and printing from linux | 14:18 |
| holstein | i would try some different drivers maybe | 14:18 |
| holstein | i would say, there likely will be no one who says "i konw exactly what that issue is", so being open to troubleshooting ideas will be helpful | 14:21 |
| === john_barleycorn is now known as cortman | ||
| === jalcine is now known as jacky | ||
| Vampy | has any one here used turnkey linux? | 21:59 |
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