I’m more of a casual/newbie Linux user and I want to know if a specific Brother model is compatible with it. For reference, it’s the HL-L2465DW monochrome laser printer.

  • buckykat [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    2 days ago

    You probably won’t need their proprietary drivers, it’ll probably just autodetect and work with CUPS without even setting it up, like my Brother DCP-L2540DW does.

    • StrawberryPigtails@discuss.tchncs.de
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      19 hours ago

      I’ve had mixed success with the open source drivers for printing. Sometimes they work, sometimes not. Just depends on the individual printer model. Newer models seem to just work.

      Attached scanners though always seem to need their proprietary drivers to function.

      Up side, Brother doesn’t seem to pack in any useless software with their Linux drivers.

    • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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      2 days ago

      The monochrome and newer color Brother printers usually work fine without installing any drivers. If it supports IPP Everywhere, it will definitely work fine. It’s the older color printers that usually need the proprietary driver for full support.