soyagi@yiffit.net to AssholeDesign@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoHP insists you must use their cloud printing service, covers USB port with stickeryiffit.netimagemessage-square162fedilinkarrow-up12.03Karrow-down125file-text
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minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 year agoOr just use linux with CUPS and you never have to let hp install spyware on your computer.
minus-squareChapolinColoradoNZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·1 year agoAgreed but not everyone uses Linux. I do but not on every machine I own.
minus-squareFreesoftwareenjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI think you still need the proprietary drivers to use the scanner.
minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI guess that’s probably true unfortunately. But official linux hp drivers are less annoying than their windows counterparts at least
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minus-squareTimeNaan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 year agoI’m not saying that you should do that as a solution to this one specific problem. I’m just pointing out there is a better way.
Or just use linux with CUPS and you never have to let hp install spyware on your computer.
Agreed but not everyone uses Linux. I do but not on every machine I own.
I think you still need the proprietary drivers to use the scanner.
I guess that’s probably true unfortunately. But official linux hp drivers are less annoying than their windows counterparts at least
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I’m not saying that you should do that as a solution to this one specific problem. I’m just pointing out there is a better way.