Does macOS not already have their own printer drivers? Why would someone install gimp-print on their MacBook?

soraminazuki 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

There have been cases where I needed to install drivers from the manufacturer. Hunting it down from the manufacturer's website is a pain and most importantly, I'd rather avoid installing CrapPrinterBundle.exe [1] from hardware manufacturers if I could avoid it. Gutenprint has been a good alternative in this case.

[1]: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers

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kayodelycaon 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes. Even better, you also get officially supported drivers from the manufacturer.

Sometimes you need them to fully utilize the printer, like my Canon Pixma Pro-100.

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SuperNinKenDo 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_FAQ_OS_X.php#description

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oakesm9 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Dye sublimation printers is another reason. Gutenprint has great support for those

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sugarpimpdorsey 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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tomhow 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Please don't post snarky comments like this on HN.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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mannyv 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

I'm pretty sure MacOSX shipped with CUPS, not gutenprint.

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MBCook 3 days ago | parent [-]

You’re right, that’s what it used (uses?).

	▲	wpm 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		CUPS is alive and well within macOS.