Linux Survival Guide #3: GPU Drivers & Printing

Graphics card and printer setup in Linux, including demonstrations in Linux Mint, Zorin OS and Ubuntu of AMD and NVIDIA GPU driver installation, automatic and manual printer installation, manufacturer drivers, and TurboPrint.

The first episode of the Linux Survival Guide (on distros and drives) is here:

And the second episode (on running Windows software in Linux) is here:

My detailed instructions for setting up a Windows virtual machine in Linux are here:

And I have an introduction to using the Linux terminal here:

The NVIDIA page explaining why their GPU drivers are not open source is here:

The local URL for accessing the Linux printing (CUPS) web interface is:

And you can learn more about CUPS on the OpenPrinting website here:

The HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) website is here:

The TurboPrint website is here:

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:39 Drivers & GPUs
06:00 Printing (auto setup)
08:32 Manual installation
13:43 Manufacturer drivers
16:17 TurboPrint
19:14 Wrap

#Linux #GPU #Printing #ExplainingComputers

[VeryUsMumblings]

I'm not really a noob at Linux anymore, but I think these 'Survival Guide' videos are excellent!

[aw]

Thank-you for your video on 'Raspberry Pi Time Lapse Photography' which helped me to untangle myself in Kdenlive earlier today.

[sleepywatcher]

Linus Tech Tips could make good use of this series.

[jeffperkins]

Testing my printer under Linux was on my mind for a while, but put it off due to laziness.
This video finally pushed me to try my Canon MP480 on Fedora Linux.

Worked the first time. Thanks for another useful video :)

[MrBC]

As a recent subscriber (but long time viewer), I've taken quite a liking to your very unique and enjoyable style of videos and education. I think you're doing a really great job with the Linux Survival Guides and really wish these were around when I was jumping ship from Windows back in 2008 (never to return). Keep up the great work!

[edwardharding]

Windows an linux are two very different operating systems. I have been a long time windows user and all the computers I have had are windows. I have found this guide, so far, to be very helpful with my transition to linux. Thanks for this.

[jeraldgooch]

Chris - you may be pleased to know that you have achieved notoriety as being “My Favorite Brit” in this Texas household. My wife and I refer to you as such as I sit down to enjoy a new episode.
Cheers.

[lawrenceallwright]

So good to have a growing library of reliable Linux tips in one place, all explained in plain English without a big old kerfuffle or silly effects.

[PCD]

Happy New Year, Chris!
I’m a Linux Mint user and a couple of months ago I purchased a Brother colour duplex laser printer, the Brother HL-L3270CDW. I’d recommend this printer. In Mint, it autodetected over wi-fi and the toner levels are visible on the printer’s in-built LCD touchscreen. Never going back to inkjet!

[AndrewGulak]

Here's hoping you get a million subs in 2022! Keep up the great work, Chris!

[AveryChow]

printer support was really easy for me! I just went to print something in firefox, and my printer was already there as one of the options! super awesome how easy auto detection has made it.

[ditzydoo]

Welcome to the New Year. Best wishes for the coming year.

[srtcsb]

I found the printer section especially helpful. 👍 Thanks for another great video.

[LarryCarlin]

Great help reminding me to check for new NVIDIA drivers. Often, once I set up the system, I don't revisit the previous selection. Your on-screen examples are spot-on; I pause them as I repeat the example locally.

[Bassotronics]

Great video as always.
I have no experience with Linux but it’s never too late to learn.

[HEB]

Thanks for doing these Linux survival guides. They were just in time for my switch from Windows to Linux and have given me the confidence to stay with it. Been using Linux Mint for over a month now on my main computer. Like you and others have said, you my need to "tinker" a bit to get everything running satisfactorily. My challenge was getting my NAS drives to wake up and stay on while my computer is on but I persevered and got them working!

[GamerBoy_yt]

Just wanted to tell this. I've been binging your videos for 3 days now and the production quality (even though it looks simple) is excellent and the videos are really informative and accurate. I wish I could've seen this series a year ago when I switched to Linux. Thanks for the work!

[AndrewAHayes]

I always had problems with my Epson inkjet printer when I was using Windows but Linux has had no such problems

[AnttiNannimus]

Prolly everybody who's ever used a computer of any kind desperately needs this kind of advice and insight on a regular basis, and especially every time any change is made to any of our systems. In every computer system there are MILLIONS of different hardware and software components hopefully interacting properly together. It is almost never completely so, but whenever we can have wise and informed advice such as this how to proceed and work ourselves through it, there is nothing more valuable and worthwhile of our time. Thank you, once again, Dr. Barnatt, for guiding us through this wilderness.

[hreodbeorhtcheesewright]

Yay! Following these instructions I just got my Canon TS5150 working from Linux Mint. I had given up on it and was running it from an old laptop with Windows 7. This is much better! Thank you!