Ubuntu's 10.10 Maverick Meerkat is awesome. You actually need not install anything on it, right from twitter applications to security -- it's all there. In the Ubuntu universe, everything is there - waiting for your approval and it downloads and installs itself.
For printer drivers, it gives you a lot of options to install, however I couldn't fine mine. I use a Canon PIXMA 250MP Printer and Scanner. I found an awesome blog that addresses these basic issues. I had my printer and scanner running up in less than 15 mins:
http://harbhag.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/canon-pixma-mp258-or-any-mp250-series-printer-on-ubuntu-debian-fedora-and-arch-linux/#comment-400
Hope it helps, fellas!
For printer drivers, it gives you a lot of options to install, however I couldn't fine mine. I use a Canon PIXMA 250MP Printer and Scanner. I found an awesome blog that addresses these basic issues. I had my printer and scanner running up in less than 15 mins:
http://harbhag.wordpress.com/2010/04/09/canon-pixma-mp258-or-any-mp250-series-printer-on-ubuntu-debian-fedora-and-arch-linux/#comment-400
Hope it helps, fellas!
