Answers.Body: <p>There is no Linux firmware for the NXT. The NXT has very limited resources, so running Linux is probably not a possibility.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: And the USB port is a slave type one, not a host, so you can't connect a device (printer) to NXT.
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Body: <p>I have an old NXT laying around and I want to set it up with my printer so I can connect it to the cloud. In order to do this I need to install Linux on the NXT and connect the NXT's USB port to the OS. How can I do this?</p>
  
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Title: Installing Linux on my NXT
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ThreadText: # Installing Linux on my NXT
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-04-26)
  
  I have an old NXT laying around and I want to set it up with my printer so I can connect it to the cloud. In order to do this I need to install Linux on the NXT and connect the NXT's USB port to the OS. How can I do this?
  
  **Tags:** mindstorms, nxt
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-04-26. Score: 3
  
  There is no Linux firmware for the NXT. The NXT has very limited resources, so running Linux is probably not a possibility.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: And the USB port is a slave type one, not a host, so you can't connect a device (printer) to NXT.  
  
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