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

• kayodelycaon 1y ago
  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.
• sugarpimpdorsey 1y ago
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  • mannyv 1y ago
    I'm pretty sure MacOSX shipped with CUPS, not gutenprint.
    • MBCook 1y ago
      You’re right, that’s what it used (uses?).
      • wpm 1y ago
        CUPS is alive and well within macOS.
  • tomhow 1y ago
    Please don't post snarky comments like this on HN. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
• oakesm9 1y ago
  Dye sublimation printers is another reason. Gutenprint has great support for those
• soraminazuki 1y ago
  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 https://theoatmeal.com/comics/printers
• SuperNinKenDo 1y ago
  https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_FAQ_OS_X.php#description https://gimp-print.sourceforge.io/p_FAQ_OS_X.php#description