Re: LINUX Workstations -- MIDRANGE-L

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Booth Martin wrote:

Weren't the original issues related to us using Linux as a workstation? Have we travelled a tad astray? Based upon all of the comments so far the only real problem is that Linux browsers don't support proprietary Windows extensions to the browser standard and Linux isn't a click, click, click install? hmmmm.... maybe its time to try Linux then? Are there drivers for my HP Printer/scanner/copier printer? and my digital camera?

Astray? Does that ever happen here? ;-)

Drivers? Quite likely. I've bought both a scanner and a digital camera over the past year. The scanner was too new to be recognized automatically by my (now somewhat old) RH7.3 system, but was easily handled by adding a line or two to a configuration file. For some reason, my system doesn't talk directly to my camera. But it wasn't difficult getting my system to recognize a USB CF card reader that was thrown in to the deal when I bought the camera.

It's a good idea to do a quick web search before buying any new hardware to check if what you want can run with Linux.

Cheers! Hans

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