HP Deskjet D2680 Review | Linux Today

HP Deskjet D2680 Review

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 15, 2010

“The HP Deskjet D2680 is very easy to install in Linux. First I
installed hplip and then I installed hplip-gui. After that it was
as simple as plugging the printer in and then opening the HP device
manager.

“The HP Deskjet D2680 is very easy to install in Linux. First I
installed hplip and then I installed hplip-gui. After that it was
as simple as plugging the printer in and then opening the HP device
manager. The HP Device Manager can be found in Mandriva 2010 in the
System Tools section of the Menu. Then click on setup device. On
the following screen I had to select USB. After that the program
detected the printer and in a few moments it was ready to be used,
the installation took about 5 minutes.

“This printer does not come with a usb cable so you will need to
make sure you have one for plugging the printer into the
computer.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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