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A device for making hard copies of digital documents.
-There are three main systems for printing under [Linux], the lpr
(1
) system, [CUPS]
and SambaPrinting.
+In rough order of age and quality:
+* line-printers
(the print head spans the width of the form-feed paper
)
+* dot-matrix (like a line-printer but with a much smaller
and movable print head)
+* ink-jet
+* laser-jet
-AddToMe
+There are two main systems for printing under [Linux], the [BSD] style lpr(1) system (including clones like lprng), and the newer [CUPS] (which includes optional lpr-style programs for backwards compatibility).
+
+There are higher level printing systems (such as gimpprint and SambaPrinting) that use one or both of the above-mentioned backends.
+
+See [CUPSNotes] for more information on printing from Linux.
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CategoryPrinting
