My windows computers always fought with printers, but since I switched to Linux Mint both printers in my house have just done what I asked. Maybe it was never the printer that was the problem.
Printing on Linux used to be a massive pain because CUPS, until I learned that I can just yeet PDFs at network printers with nc.
I can’t fathom Windows printing being worse than CUPS somehow. But then again I’m pretty sure last time I printed anything on Windows it was via a parallel port.
I have always had decent success with CUPS and old printers, so like printers that are 15+ years old. It just works. Now with newer printers you’d have to be a sucker for punishment to go that route.
I fucking hated when places like HP stopped putting out basic drivers and forced the bloated print and scan app on everyone who wasn’t using it over the network
Their plotter printing software is the worst. Not only is is proprietary bullshit, but it alsonhas like zero options. If you’re printing to a plotter you probably have enough technical knowledge to want some fucking settings.
My father migrated to linux (mint) a couple of years ago and some time after, he said that he got a printer and asked if I could help him configure it when I got some free time. He then never mentioned it again, until I remembered and asked him. He said that he didn’t need help after all, because it was very easy on linux.
Same. Biggest eye-opener for me. My printer was located and installed automatically during setup. Same for all my other devices. It just fucking worked, and I legit cried a bit because I’ve wasted a significant portion of my life dealing with printer and driver issues on windows.
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My windows computers always fought with printers, but since I switched to Linux Mint both printers in my house have just done what I asked. Maybe it was never the printer that was the problem.
Oh how the turntables
Printing on Linux used to be a massive pain because CUPS, until I learned that I can just yeet PDFs at network printers with
nc.I can’t fathom Windows printing being worse than CUPS somehow. But then again I’m pretty sure last time I printed anything on Windows it was via a parallel port.
I have always had decent success with CUPS and old printers, so like printers that are 15+ years old. It just works. Now with newer printers you’d have to be a sucker for punishment to go that route.
Well, I’m glad for the reversal because I am not technical at all.
Yeah, maybe it’s the proprietary printer adware.
I fucking hated when places like HP stopped putting out basic drivers and forced the bloated print and scan app on everyone who wasn’t using it over the network
Their plotter printing software is the worst. Not only is is proprietary bullshit, but it alsonhas like zero options. If you’re printing to a plotter you probably have enough technical knowledge to want some fucking settings.
My father migrated to linux (mint) a couple of years ago and some time after, he said that he got a printer and asked if I could help him configure it when I got some free time. He then never mentioned it again, until I remembered and asked him. He said that he didn’t need help after all, because it was very easy on linux.
Same. Biggest eye-opener for me. My printer was located and installed automatically during setup. Same for all my other devices. It just fucking worked, and I legit cried a bit because I’ve wasted a significant portion of my life dealing with printer and driver issues on windows.