Buying a printer for Linux from the Introduction to Linux by OnWorks

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CUPS can also be configured using a web interface that runs on port 631 on your computer. To check if this feature is enabled, try browsing to localhost:631/help or localhost:631/.

8.2.3. Buying a printer for Linux

As more and more printer vendors make drivers for CUPS available, CUPS will allow easy connection with almost any printer that you can plug into a serial, parallel, or USB port, plus any printer on the network.

CUPS will ensure a uniform presentation to you and your applications of all different types of printers.

Printers that only come with a Win9x driver could be problematic if they have no other support. Check with http://linuxprinting.org/ when in doubt.

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