{"id":9230,"date":"2022-04-02T15:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/?p=9230"},"modified":"2022-04-02T15:26:44","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T13:26:44","slug":"epson-ecotank-driverless-and-linux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/monodes.com\/predaelli\/2022\/04\/02\/epson-ecotank-driverless-and-linux\/","title":{"rendered":"Epson EcoTank, Driverless and Linux"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few days ago I bought inks for my HP Color LaserJet Pro M377dw<\/a>. They were quite costly, so I looked around other manufacturers that in the past were Linux-friendly. I ended up on an Epson multifunction printer that seems as good as mine but with inks that cost by far a lot less:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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EcoTank ET-5170 | Epson Italia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

The only issue is that they cite the usual proprietary operative systems.<\/p>\n

Can I assume that given that MacOS uses CUPS the very same printing of Linux any printer labelled as MacOS X compatible will work with Linux? Has the promise of Driverless Printing<\/a> being fulfilled? Last time I tried the answer was a big yes, but I would like to be sure.<\/p>\n

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A few days ago I bought inks for my HP Color LaserJet Pro M377dw. They were quite costly, so I looked around other manufacturers that in the past were Linux-friendly. I ended up on an Epson multifunction printer that seems as good as mine but with inks that cost by far a lot less: EcoTank…<\/p>\n

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