nightmorph 10/02/17 07:28:25 Modified: printing-howto.xml Log: Remove 2.4 kernel info. Update required kernel configs: the usblp module is deprecated; printers now use raw USB devices via udev. Users need to be in the lp group to get access to those printers when they want to print. Update info on HPLIP; it now uses dynamically generated ppd files (bug 305083).
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