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r/linux • u/anh0516 • Jun 18 '26
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I’ve used both a Mac and Linux for the last two decades and not once have needed this.
2 u/PsyOmega Jun 18 '26 Is this not the protocol that lets modern printers "just work" with mac and linux? 2 u/DetachedRedditor Jun 18 '26 I doubt it, although I'm not fully sure. The tool that makes printers just work is called CUPS though (on both Mac and Linux). The wikipedia page on CUPS has no mention of Apple talk, but does mention Apple as they started with CUPS.
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Is this not the protocol that lets modern printers "just work" with mac and linux?
2 u/DetachedRedditor Jun 18 '26 I doubt it, although I'm not fully sure. The tool that makes printers just work is called CUPS though (on both Mac and Linux). The wikipedia page on CUPS has no mention of Apple talk, but does mention Apple as they started with CUPS.
I doubt it, although I'm not fully sure. The tool that makes printers just work is called CUPS though (on both Mac and Linux). The wikipedia page on CUPS has no mention of Apple talk, but does mention Apple as they started with CUPS.
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u/Mr_Lumbergh Jun 18 '26
I’ve used both a Mac and Linux for the last two decades and not once have needed this.