Linux - Hardware This forum is for Hardware issues.
Having trouble installing a piece of hardware? Want to know if that peripheral is compatible with Linux? |
Notices |
Welcome to LinuxQuestions.org, a friendly and active Linux Community.
You are currently viewing LQ as a guest. By joining our community you will have the ability to post topics, receive our newsletter, use the advanced search, subscribe to threads and access many other special features. Registration is quick, simple and absolutely free. Join our community today!
Note that registered members see fewer ads, and ContentLink is completely disabled once you log in.
Are you new to LinuxQuestions.org? Visit the following links:
Site Howto |
Site FAQ |
Sitemap |
Register Now
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you need to reset your password, click here.
Having a problem logging in? Please visit this page to clear all LQ-related cookies.
Get a virtual cloud desktop with the Linux distro that you want in less than five minutes with Shells! With over 10 pre-installed distros to choose from, the worry-free installation life is here! Whether you are a digital nomad or just looking for flexibility, Shells can put your Linux machine on the device that you want to use.
Exclusive for LQ members, get up to 45% off per month. Click here for more info.
|
 |
01-03-2022, 01:27 PM
|
#1
|
Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Debian, Slackware, Fedora
Posts: 1,465
|
Fancy All-In-One Picture printer for my lovely old mom.
As stated in the title. I'm looking for a printer with printing pictures as it's main function.
My mother isn't very tech savvy and fully relies on me. She's running Debian on her Laptop and Android on her phone, both should work for the printing part, the scanning and other stuff is less important as long android supports it.
As I don't want to screw her over with HP cartridges(she's my mother after all) I also prefer ink-thanks.
Here's an example of what I had in mind:
Epson EcoTank ET-2750 - All-in-One Printer
https://www.bol.com/be/nl/p/epson-ec...p-epson-et2720
I'm aware that their scanning driver for Linux is buggy (and needs to be replaced with plain xsane and some hacks).
Anyway, I m not really familiar with these products would really appreciate advice, comments and recommendations.
Edit: Seems like Debian has a printer driver for it.
https://packages.debian.org/source/b...-printer-escpr
Last edited by jens; 01-03-2022 at 02:11 PM.
|
|
|
01-03-2022, 02:13 PM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Debian, Slackware, Fedora
Posts: 1,465
Original Poster
|
OK.
The lack of input speaks for itself.
No probs ;-)
I'll update this post to let you know how it went.
|
|
|
01-03-2022, 03:27 PM
|
#3
|
LQ Veteran
Registered: Feb 2007
Distribution: Slackware64-current with KDE4Town.
Posts: 9,745
|
FWIW: A friend bought an Epson ink-tank printer for exactly that purpose, i.e., printing photographs, and is very happy with it. Sorry, I don't remember which model.
|
|
1 members found this post helpful.
|
01-03-2022, 04:25 PM
|
#4
|
Senior Member
Registered: May 2004
Location: Belgium
Distribution: Debian, Slackware, Fedora
Posts: 1,465
Original Poster
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by cwizardone
FWIW: A friend bought an Epson ink-tank printer for exactly that purpose, i.e., printing photographs, and is very happy with it. Sorry, I don't remember which model.
|
Thanks.
That's all I'm looking for.
The printing should just work and has no need for extra drivers.
Hacking xsane is easy and shouldn't be be an issue either.
Further more, she's +75 years old and mostly uses her phone (ET-2750 supports "Epson iPrint").
That said, Epson does offer Linux drivers(though I doubt they work).
Last edited by jens; 01-03-2022 at 04:27 PM.
|
|
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 07:06 AM.
|
LinuxQuestions.org is looking for people interested in writing
Editorials, Articles, Reviews, and more. If you'd like to contribute
content, let us know.
|
Latest Threads
LQ News
|
|