I’ve had an Dell 1100 laser printer for several years which has been both cost-effective and dependable for my low volume printing needs (coursework, maps, shopping lists, etc.). Trying to find how to get it to work on Linux wasn’t quite as easy to find on Google as it should have been, so I thought I’d post a quick entry about it and hope that it helps someone else out.
In Linux (I use Ubuntu but this should work for any other distribution), when adding the Dell 1100 printer, select the Samsung ML-1020 printer driver. That’s all you need to do, and it should now work for you.
I must admit, I was actually somewhat surprised that this printer would work in Linux given it’s price point.
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Thank you very much, you saved my day!
I’m new to linux and I was pretty happy to get everything working perfectly except for… my printer.
Now it’s fixed.
Thanks for the driver tip. Works perfectly.
Thank ya very much=)
Works great !
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This is what makes the linux community so great!
People who are good enough to post the resolution to their problems so that the community benefits
Thanks a lot
Thanks, I just ordered this printer and found your while trying to make sure it would work with Kubuntu.
The latest xubuntu (8.04) (and ubuntu flavours i assume), seem to have this driver installed already.
I just plugged in the printer and logged in and it’s already there, ready to print…
I didn’t have to configure anything.
no files to edit, no settings to change, no buttons to push. it just worked.
Thanks, ubuntu!
one more thing… it detected it correctly as a “Dell 1100″ too.
tjb: I tried it with 8.10, didn’t work..
Thank you devnulled, this guide saved the day!