I have loaded MS Office 2003 with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I have also loaded my Lexmark 6650 printer software with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I can't find the printer on my dropdown list when I go to print and the "Find Printer" option doesn't work. Please help!!!!!!!!
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 9:36 PM, jacquespotter <wineforum-user at winehq.org> wrote:> I have loaded MS Office 2003 with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I have also loaded my Lexmark 6650 printer software with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I can't find the printer on my dropdown list when I go to print and the "Find Printer" option doesn't work. Please help!!!!!!!! >Do not load printer software in wine. Setup your printer in linux instead. John
jacquespotter wrote:> I have loaded MS Office 2003 with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I have also loaded my Lexmark 6650 printer software with Wine to my Ubuntu system. I can't find the printer on my dropdown list when I go to print and the "Find Printer" option doesn't work. Please help!!!!!!!!You can't use Windows drivers in Wine. You need to install Linux drivers for your printer. Wine apps should automatically find any printers installed in CUPS.
Ya, I here what your are saying it's just frustrating when u have to learn something RIGHT NOW and you don't have the time to do it either. I do enjoy the idea of Linux, but since there are so many applications that businesses use that are only supported by MS software it makes it really impracticable at times for someone like me who has to deal with so many different businesses. Thanks for the support and I will continue to learn Linux, if not just for myself. I've recently learned that you can create a partitioned section for windows and Linux so I will be doing that sometime soon. That way I can learn and be compatible with all of my clients.
Thanks. Could I do the same thing with two hd's with one as a slave to the other or should I just set up two different computers. I can do both pretty cheap when I have the funds. Thanks again.
There's also the option of having one or more virtual machines. Free software like VirtualBox lets you have a computer inside a computer. They're fun to play with, and they make good practice. For example, I recommend practicing installing Linux (and maybe even Windows) in a virtual machine before doing it to your real machine. Then you can practice making a dual boot in VirualBox before doing it to your real machine (for practicing making a dual boot, make one virtual machine with both Windows and Linux, not two virtual machines, one with Windows and one with Linux, the latter would defeat the purpose of this particular practice exercise, though before you do this excercise you will want to make one virtual machine with Windows and one with Linux as seperate exercises because you will need those skills as prerequisites to the dual boot practice.). In VirtualBox, you can practice both the single partitioned hard drive method and the two hard drive method. It's also nice to be able to make an instant virtual computer with a completely fresh install of Windows for the purpose of tracking all the files and registertry keys put on the hard drive by a program (use RegShot and WhatChanged). That information can then be used to create a thourough uninstaller (like for getting rid of Norton), or for moving an installation of a program into WINE if the installer or something along those lines won't run in WINE. It's considered really hip and cool to make virtual machines for the purpose of making servers these days, especially making more than one server on one physical computer. Cheers, Jake