On Thu, Jun 16, 2022 at 5:53 AM Tim via users <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Thu, 2022-06-16 at 10:02 +0200, andreas.fournier@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> I hope it isn't too much off-topic to solicit advice on what to get
> so that it would work flawlessly with Fedora. I'm looking for a
> rather basic model. When I browse the homepages of manufacturers I
> can't find any mention of support for Linux. Is there a list
> somewhere of printer/scanners that are supported by Linux?
If only there was a way of searching for things like this on the
internet...
Joking aside, Hewlett Packard, Brother, and Canon, to name just three
brands that frequently sell printers and scanners that can be used with
Linux.
Read the software licenses before purchase. Vendors have been
moving to licenses that assume no responsibility for bugs and make
no claim that you will actually be able use the printer.
If you see a printer on sale that catches your interest, do a search
for its model name and linux driver. Try that approach.
CUPS is focusing on "driverless printing", e.g., automatic generation of
the PPD (Postscript Printer Description).
AirPrint is Apple's name for
driverless printing from IOS devices.
You may not need a printer-specific
driver if you find a printer that supports AirPrint.
You can narrow your search if you know how the printer will be connected.
Linux systems use CUPS, which has undergone some major changes
since the chief developer left Apple in 2019. CUPS has native support
for driverless printing using IPP on a network. Some USB printers can
use ipp-usb (Fedora has the package). Debian has good CUPS
documentation: https://wiki.debian.org/CUPSDriverlessPrinting#ippoverusb
George N. White III
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