Translation: Break Free from the Windows Trap Here’s how: Bypass limits, use micropatches, use Linux as an alternative

  • steel_for_humans@piefed.social
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    16 hours ago

    my printer just works! Out of the box, no issues

    Ha, I’m going to test my dad’s printer in Linux Mint this weekend, because I plan to migrate him from Windows 10. I remember printers on Linux used to be a PITA ~20 years ago, but I also read somewhere that (some?) printers now work driverless (no idea how that works), so we’ll see.

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      15 hours ago

      I can confirm, for me an old Brother laser printer works with no additional drivers needed. Many other things work surprisingly well. I also switched to Mint and the transition was so easy that my geek side was actually disappointed (nothing to tinker with!)