Linux + GNU = Humans Enabled

Here's a quick write-up on my real-life experience with adding the HP LaserJet and Ricoh Aficio MP 3500 as printers in Ubuntu GNU/Linux. I chose to make a note of this simple task because I was tripped up by it at first. The problem? The default setting caused nothing but garbage at the printer. After some simple trial and error, I figured out that I needed to switch the driver settings as noted below. Ricoh Aficio 3500 Driver: Ricoh Aficio MP 3500 PXL HP Laserjet 8000 series Driver: HP Laser Jet 8000 Series pcl3, hpcups 3.12.x Adding a printer in Ubuntu GNU/Linux 12.04 is really easy, simply follow these steps:  Click the Power icon > Printers > Add +  Expand the Network Printer section > click AppSocket/HP jetDirect Enter the hostname|IP Address for the printer, Click Forward (and pause as the system will attempt to detect the printer) Select the printer from database(or leave as detected) > click Forward If not given the selection to select the...