Does anyone else find it a little sad that in 2011 we're still reading stories like this? 'I was able to get most of my system up and running in Ubuntu, after downloading the right drivers, though printing doesn't work and the keyboard sometimes stops responding in Virtualbox (though I understand this is a known issue)' has been the state of the art for years now. It keeps getting a little better, the interfaces keep getting a little refined, but the overall picture has remained terribly static for a long time. We might be past the point where installing Linux was a dungeon dive, fit only for a seasoned hacker; but I think we've been past that point for long enough that minor niggles like 'I still can't print' should be glaring red flags.
I installed a PDF "printer" on windows and I haven't been able to "print" to PDF or the built-in microsoft XPS file write for a really long time now, which is incredibly annoying. Haven't had any problems printing with ubuntu on at least 2 different printers.
