Am 09. Dec, 2024 schwätzte z via PLUG-discuss so:
I think most HP and Brother brand devices have pretty good support built
Brother seems to be working better and better with Linux. I have a Brother
all-in-one laser. The printer worked out of the box, but the scanner did
not. Not needing to fut
Well, it isn't a single-page scanner only, but I've got 2 Epson EcoTank
printer/scanner combos that work pretty well under Linux. One is an
ST-2000 series, the other is an ET-4800 series. The feeder on the ST-
2000 doesn't always work with Linux (ok, truthfully I don't remember it
ever working we
I think most HP and Brother brand devices have pretty good support built into
the kernel. But possibly you could look up your device and see if they package
a proprietary driver for linux. I think you may have to add the "printer" while
declaring a particular driver. Cups has a CLI command to do
Here's the definitive Linux scanner checklist. Look at the "Supported
devices" link.
http://sane-project.org/
I use HP OfficeJet and HP Envy all-in-ones, and the scanners work fine
once the printer is installed. Not a recommendation, but I don't want
to have a printer and a separate scanner
