Matt@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-24 days agoTell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.message-squaremessage-square195fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up112arrow-down1message-squareTell one thing that you miss after switching from another OS to Linux.Matt@lemmy.ml to Linux@lemmy.ml · edit-24 days agomessage-square195fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agomacOS still uses cups. It’s deprecated but still functional. The alternative is to use AirPrint or get fucked.
minus-squareGenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoSorry, I misspoke. CUPS itself is not deprecated, only most of its old functionality regarding drivers. From man cups: CUPS printer drivers, backends, and PPD files are deprecated and will no longer be supported in a future feature release of CUPS
macOS still uses cups. It’s deprecated but still functional. The alternative is to use AirPrint or get fucked.
Doesn’t AirPrint go through CUPS?
Sorry, I misspoke. CUPS itself is not deprecated, only most of its old functionality regarding drivers.
From
man cups: