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"On my minimal Debian box, you point your web browser at http://localhost:631 http://localhost:631 and click shit and then the printer works." I just learned s
by akdubya 15y ago
"On my minimal Debian box, you point your web browser at http://localhost:631 http://localhost:631 and click shit and then the printer works."
I just learned something.
- mdaniel 15y agoYes, you just learned the very thing that is under debate here: that unless your mom trolls though HN discussions, she would never guess that opening a web browser and navigating to that cryptic URL is the mechanism for installing a printer. Oh, sorry, I left out the "click shit" part. Do some of that, too.
- idonthack 15y agoThat's the configuration mechanism in a minimal system where just about everything is disabled. In any kind of system that a novice would be using, it shows up in all the expected places.
- gmartres 15y agoMore importantly, you left out the "minimal Debian box" part. With modern desktop environments, you can just plug your printer, wait a few seconds for it to tell you it's installed, and your done. Way easier than on any other OS.