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Originally Posted by harrybarracuda Want to elaborate on "neither worked"? |
Normally it's a euphemism for "I couldn't be bothered to use google to search for a solution to my issue or learn how to ask a question".
I'm not saying that is the case for MtD - he may have some exotic hardware issue or rely on applications that have no Linux equivalent.
That said, the issues I had this week getting a Brother DCP-165C multifunction to scan when connected to a Kubuntu 9.10 box have been a bit of a hassle, I can imagine it would have been a pretty daunting task for a Linux newbie (although I am a newbie when it comes to using *buntus).
I found it a lot easier and more logical to set up network scanning to the Slackware box.
From my humble perspective I am still not convinced that the *buntus are all they are cracked up to be, especially if I am going to have to support them! I am still giving serious consideration to putting Slackware onto the other two machines.
My rationale for using *buntus was that the users have never even heard of Linux before and I thought it would be better for them when they are plugging in music players and stuff but looking back it would have been a better choice to use Slackware and take the few extra minutes required to ensure all the device permissions/user groups etc were correct.