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Old 12-02-2009, 09:54 PM   #1
Jakablack
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Ho do I connect Linux release 11 to a printer shared on a Windows XP machine?


Guys am trying out Linux for the first time but I got some minor challenges. First is connecting to a shared printer on a XP machine. Secondly whenever I minimize applications they do not appear on the task bar. Third Ho do I add more desktops/ workspace?
 
Old 12-03-2009, 04:09 PM   #2
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Linux release 11 of what? That's another way of asking which specific distro you are using.

Check out this webpage. It was the one that showed me how to connect my Slackware box to a printer connected to an XP machine:

http://www.math.colostate.edu/~reinh...nt_client.html
 
  


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