I supported Hp Web Jet Admin on a slew of print servers for a large healthcare org after it got dropped in my lap from a round of layoffs. I'll never own a printer again. Granted I never print anymore but I would rather drive to office depot a thousand times than to bring that evil back into this house

[–] sunnytimes@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

my brother laser was easier to set up in linux . windows needed a big ass download , linux just printed.

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

In my experience, the only OS where printers won't have drivers is Windows.

But I don't deal often with dark demoniac systems, so there are probably lots of niche hellish devices that I don't know the details.

[–] SleeplessCityLights@programming.dev 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

BS, I have gotten HP printers to work on Linux with no problems.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

My Epson inkjet is a paperweight without w*ndows

[–] DaTingGoBrrr@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Epson seems to supply Linux drivers according to their website and some Linux users when I searched around

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah, there's some drivers but I never could get it quite work.

[–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

I was able to get mine working by setting it up as a network printer via windows and then just accessing it like that through Linux. But yeah, if I ever change wifi ssids I would need to factory reset it go back into windows and configure it again. (ET2400)

Edit to be clear the windows instance is only needed for setup, it can be shut down or removed entirely after setup

[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If I were already using Linux when I bought a printer like that, it would be returned immediately lmao

[–] bonn2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Lol I would have too, but unfortunately I had owned it for probably 5 years before I switched to linux

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

I also had a windows server for that for a little bit, but dumped it in the end. Realistically only my wife is using it, and she is still stuck with windows on her Thinkpad

[–] vividspecter@aussie.zone 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

How old is it? Almost all relatively recent printers should support driverless network printing by now.

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Maybe 5 years old, haven't tested in a while but it's USB only with no network connectivity

[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's actually the same protocol over network or USB, as long as the printer is new enough that is.

Check for your model here, if it's listed then you shouldn't need any drivers and it should "just work".

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately not :(

[–] newton@feddit.online 0 points 1 day ago

They work better on Linux ,more prints than on windows ,same Cartwright. Installing was plug play (Office jet 6950)