leeMay 1

hey! do you know things? do you wanna learn things? (i hope the answer to both those things is yes)

the other day, I offered on here that i would be happy to teach folks some basic web and terminal stuff. other people picked up the idea, also saying they'd be happy to teach!

so, because i have too much free time and not enough enrichment in my enclosure, it's a simple website now.

introducing fediLearns: https://fedilearns.fyi (edited name and domain)

want to be involved? send me some real basic info (fedi handle, what you want to share, title for your listing, category) and i'll put it on the site! and of course, share the site, either via this post or your own. I'm using the #fediSkillshares hashtag :)

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edit: use #fediLearns ! turns out skillshare is an actual real company that I totally forgot about so I've adjusted a smidge. plus we have an actual domain now so I'm matching the domain :)

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Show threadpoison punkMay 4

@inherentlee

hi sibling, i would like to learn how to connect my old printer to my linux laptop. my son installed it & tried to connect it, but failed, & he's nearly finished his masters in computer science.
it connects but when i try to print it, it doesn't print.

can you solve this puzzle & explain how to get it going?

Show threadC++ Wage Slave

@poisonpunk @inherentlee

We have family coming this evening and I have to cook, so I can't work through the whole process, but here's the starting point:

  • Open a browser on the #Linux box
  • Type localhost:631 into the address bar and press Enter
  • If you get an error message, use your Linux distribution's package manager to install Cups and then try again

The page you now see in your browser is produced by #Cups, the Common Unix Printing System. Once you're there, work your way through the menus. You'll find a screen that shows which #printers are already installed and a screen that lets you install a new one. Once you've got one installed, Cups can send it a test page; that confirms that the physical connection is good and you have the right driver. (Choosing the right driver isn't especially easy, so you may need to resort to trial and error.)

I think Cups lets you set your chosen printer as the default, so do that.

Then try to print a few words from a word processor or Web browser.

Good luck!

May 14 at 5:07pmWeb
Show threadpoison punk4d ago
@CppGuy @inherentlee thank you!