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Printing on Linux (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I've noticed a general sentiment that printing on Linux is (or at least was) extremely cumbersome and difficult. Why is that?

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[–] mumei 6 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I have a HP printer and printing is never a smooth process. No idea why, but it takes me 5/10 minutes each time

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

From my experience I've had to deal with their ~~software~~ adware for which I've had to close pop ups and upsell ads before I could do anything with their printers, so that might be why it takes long to print a simple page

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

What if they printed 1 ad for 1 page........

^Shutup me stop giving them ideas^

[–] mumei 2 points 2 months ago

My issue lies elsewhere, it takes me that long to have the printer recognized by the OS, then by CUPS browser, then I send the printing job and... it just stalls, never prints. I then cycle the USB ports and start all over again until it miraculously prints

[–] db2 2 points 2 months ago

You're using an HP, they're trash.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have the exact opposite experience. It always prints and although it only prints about 6 pages per minute, it starts immediately. However, I have an old-ish HP laser printer without the crappy adware.

My next printer will not be a HP for that reason.

[–] mumei 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Teach me your ways. I don't have a very new model, I think it's a 4130e or something. Do you use CUPS?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

cups + hplip . The hplip package is probably key.