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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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[–] [email protected] 84 points 2 months ago (7 children)

That's not been my experience.

Granted, printers suuuuuck. But I was legit surprised when both the printing and scanning functions in Linux were hands down better than windows.

[–] HowlsSophie 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)

SAME. Everything prints faster and worked well from day one.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago (3 children)
[–] grue 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

We raise our CUPS to your pun.

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