Printing on Linux

gwilikers@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml – 74 points –

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

93

You are viewing a single comment
View all comments

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

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

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

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.

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