Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Keith Lofstrom
On Sun, Aug 07, 2022 at 03:16:09PM -0700, Russell Senior wrote: > And if so, can they comment on how it works for them? >From the replies so far, you've noticed that there are MANY different Brother models, and most models support Linux. I have a (huge) MFC 9440CN with an extra 500 sheet paper

Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Erik Lane
Oh no! That's disappointing to hear that they might have started requiring chipped ink in their newer printers! Thanks for letting me know - I'll have to try to remember that the next time I need to buy one and I'll have to do my research extra well about that. On Sun, Aug 7, 2022 at 6:14 PM

Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Russell Senior
The difficulty, of course, and this goes without saying in today's world, is that printers have been one of the leading edges of customer abuse and just keep getting worse. I was reminded again today reading Cory Doctorow's rant on the subject: https://pluralistic.net/2022/08/07/inky-wretches/ I

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Chuck Hast
I have been using Ubuntu-Mate now for several years because Compiz is quite easy to install with it. Indeed it was one of the available desktops, but with 20.04 they made it available as a download option. By the way, the word Mate carries the accent on the first syllable not the last. It should

Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Roderick Anderson
I have a MFC-3750CDW for about three years now and other than requiring the drivers from Brother it works great. Auto feed scanner works using Xsane fine as well as the duplex printing. Linux, Windows and Android though Android needs the Brother app. The only down is the color printing

Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Erik Lane
I also do not have that specific printer, but I have both a Brother MFC-J470DW duplex inkjet printer/scanner. I sometimes have a failure when scanning, but the second try almost always works. The printer has been great under Window, Linux, and Mac. I also have a HL-2280DW duplex BW laser printer.

Re: [PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Timothy J Bruce
On 8/7/22 15:16, Russell Senior wrote: And if so, can they comment on how it works for them? Sibling had an older HP inkjet fail with a weirdly blinking power LED, haven't been able to figure out how to recover, WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HP INKJET, EVER. This (subject line) one came up as a

[PLUG] Anybody have a Brother HL-L3270CDW?

2022-08-07 Thread Russell Senior
And if so, can they comment on how it works for them? Sibling had an older HP inkjet fail with a weirdly blinking power LED, haven't been able to figure out how to recover, WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER HP INKJET, EVER. This (subject line) one came up as a possibility. Brother distributes rpm and deb

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread John Jason Jordan
On Sun, 7 Aug 2022 00:57:21 -0700 Seth Alford dijo: >Fedora has a MATE-Compiz spin that I have been using for a while. > >See https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html > >You can download a live image that you can test run without writing it >to a hard drive. For several

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Jeff Kirsher
On Sat, Aug 6, 2022 at 18:45 Keith Lofstrom wrote: > Can I rely on Ubuntu/MATE and apt/deb into the future? > > Many on the plug list use Ubuntu or derivatives like Mint. > > I am moving to MATE Ubuntu LTS from 20+ years of Red Hat > Enterprise Linux derivatives because Red Hat has moved to >

Re: [PLUG] Ubuntu with mate/gnome2 and deb, but not snap

2022-08-07 Thread Seth Alford
Fedora has a MATE-Compiz spin that I have been using for a while. See https://spins.fedoraproject.org/mate-compiz/download/index.html You can download a live image that you can test run without writing it to a hard drive. On Sat, Aug 6, 2022, 6:45 PM Keith Lofstrom wrote: > Can I rely on