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

  • mumei
    60·
    16 days ago

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

    • Sparky
      40·
      16 days ago

      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

      • mexicancartelEnglish
        50·
        16 days ago16 days ago

        What if they printed 1 ad for 1 page…

        ^Shutup me stop giving them ideas^

      • mumei
        20·
        15 days 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

    • space_of_eightsNederlands
      20·
      15 days ago

      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
        10·
        15 days ago

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