Johannes KastlNov 19

Dear Fediverse,

my father-in-law needs a new printer/scanner/copy combo, that needs to be supported by Linux (now that I got him away from Windows).

I found the HP printers being supported by HPLIP:
https://developers.hp.com/hp-linux-imaging-and-printing/supported_devices/index

Any experiences with the OfficeJet Pro 9132e / Officejet Pro 9120 / OfficeJetPro 8132e?

As far as I found out all of them should support copying from the device (without a compuer needed). Ink will be expensive for all of them (regardless of the manufacturer).

All of the recent Epson and Brother printers that I found seem not to be supported, at least I did not find them on openprinting.org.

#Linux #Printing #Printer #EndOf10 #LinuxPrinting

HP Developer Portal | All Supported Printer Models

Show threadmathematicalfolkmusicianJul 10, 2025

I think something like
$ for x in *; do lp "$x"; done
Should print every file in a directory.
Do double check that it works with just echo before doing it with lp.
Note: unless I'm mistaken, lp is the program for "print this" - I believe it to be part of CUPS though I maybe wrong.


#linux #printing #linux-printing #cups #cups-is-like-very-much-the-Only-Functional-Thing-for-printing-in-Linux-and-it's-great-how-it-works-so-well-when-it-configured-but-also.-What-the-fuck.-If-I-were-paid-minimum-wage-for-how-long-I-spent-trying-to-fix-problems-with-CUPS-I'd-be-a-millionaire.
CalicosineJun 22, 2025

Pro tip: If you have a Brother laser printer and it's not working on Linux over a network to print but scanning works, you may need to switch it from IPP over the IPP protocol to IPP over the DNSSD protocol.

#BrotherPrinter #Linux #printers #LinuxPrinting

fosstopia 🇩🇪Sep 29, 2024
Kritische Sicherheitslücken im Linux CUPS-Drucksystem https://fosstopia.de/kritische-cups-sicherheitslucken/ #CUPS #LinuxPrinting
Kritische Sicherheitslücken im Linux CUPS-Drucksystem - fosstopia

Technik-Blog für Linux, Unix, Open Source, Cloud Computing, Nachhaltigkeit und Co.

fosstopia
royalAug 28, 2024

Edit: I installed drivers from the Brother website. Can you believe it? Much better results. The printer was functional before, but much better quality now.

#cups help please.

My printer insists on printing at 300dpi, and I know it's capable of higher.

I don't see any UI choice to change this (PopOS, KDE Plasma). I do see 300 listed in the PPD files. If I change (say) the DefaultResolution line from 300 to 600 and restart cups, it appears to regenerate the file clobbering my changes.

How do I force this to print at a higher resolution?

Brother_MFC_J6945DW.ppd:*DefaultResolution: 300dpi
Brother_MFC_J6945DW.ppd:*cupsPrintQuality Normal/Normal: "<</HWResolution[300 300]>>setpagedevice"
Brother_MFC_J6945DW.ppd:*cupsPrintQuality High/High: "<</HWResolution[300 300]>>setpagedevice"

#linuxDesktop #linuxHelp #linuxPrinting #printing #linux

Paolo AmorosoJul 9, 2024

It's not as fancy as AI but you know what blows my mind? Turning on my wireless printer and getting a notification the unit was configured while I figure where the print manager is on my newly installed Linux Mint system.

#LinuxPrinting #linux #LinuxMint

Lukas BrauschFeb 5, 2024
I need your help, #LinuxPrinting bubble. What's the best ink based multifunctional #printer for #Linux regarding overall costs and driver availability? #Gnulinux
PatrickDec 1, 2022

I am looking into color laser printers. Recommendations and tips welcome!

Requirements are:
- A3 capable
- Linux compatibility (at least the important features)
- price < 1 500 EUR

Does anyone have experience with OKI printers (e.g. C844) ?

  

#printers #linuxprinting

chomwittDec 26, 2020
#LinuxPrinting I have an Epson L3151 connected to an ubuntu box and a debian box can print from network. So for some months i am happy. But my big fear is that printers fail easily and are not fixable.. #ifixit should make repairability scores for printers.. #LinuxHardware