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minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·14 hours agoBrother. Weirdly, the scanner setup was completely painless and even easier than in wondows.
minus-squareSir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.comcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoI’ve got a brother printer as well and it was the only driver I had to hunt down and install. Everything else has worked out of the box (Mint).
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoI did not even notice putting in a driver for my brother but I use it by usb. Is this more a wireless thing?
minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoNo, the generic usb driver wouldn’t work for me. I only was able to get it to print a test page weirdly.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoI had a way different experience and its kinda funny as I use an lts distro that is even out of date for that. I have things that would not print properly in windows and it was easier to do it with linux.
minus-squareKnow_not_Scotty_does@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoOnce I got it up and running, it has been like you described, way better than windows.
Brother. Weirdly, the scanner setup was completely painless and even easier than in wondows.
I’ve got a brother printer as well and it was the only driver I had to hunt down and install. Everything else has worked out of the box (Mint).
I did not even notice putting in a driver for my brother but I use it by usb. Is this more a wireless thing?
No, the generic usb driver wouldn’t work for me. I only was able to get it to print a test page weirdly.
I had a way different experience and its kinda funny as I use an lts distro that is even out of date for that. I have things that would not print properly in windows and it was easier to do it with linux.
Once I got it up and running, it has been like you described, way better than windows.