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PC Magazin mentions Linux as a way out (europe.pub)

submitted 5 days ago by cm0002 to c/linux@programming.dev

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

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[–] steel_for_humans@piefed.social 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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.

[–] axh@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days 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!)