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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•26 days agoYeah I see this as more of a “Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn’t changed much in the last 30+ years” problem.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•24 days agoIn fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-225 days agoPrinters are fortunately “plug and play” on Linux. Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done. It’s nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).
Spoiler: they will, because fucking printers
Yeah I see this as more of a “Printers are an antiquated technology that hasn’t changed much in the last 30+ years” problem.
In fact, they are going to remove third-party printer drivers and replace them with universal drivers. Link
Printers are fortunately “plug and play” on Linux.
Connect printer to the network. Hit the print button. Select printer from the dropdown. Boom. Done.
It’s nothing to do with printers, this is a uniquely Windows problem (and maybe Mac, I have no idea).