Comment 1 for bug 6030

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Sitsofe Wheeler (sitsofe) wrote :

Hmm this was phrased more as a support request than a bug. There's some bad news too.

Lexmark inkjets (and their rebranded Dell equivalents) are notoriously hard to get working with Linux due to a lack of open source drivers or specs. Lexmark only provide a binary lump that has aged poorly and no longer easily installs with new versions of CUPS. Specs for the printers are not forthcoming because (apparently) the technology inside the drivers confers a competitive advantage to Lexmark. More information here: http://www.linuxprinting.org/lexmark-faq.html#free_software_support . If you want to give it a go (I can't say I rate your chances highly) you can try following http://www.linuxprinting.org/lexmark-faq.html#s_15 but I personally don't think it's worth the effort.