Subject: Re: Scanner Recommendations

From: wheelie207 via PLUG-discuss <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 01:30:14 +0000

My brother MFC-J6555DW worked with my fedora out of the box For printing, Scanning with no problem. It also can use over size paper such as 11" x 17" and other features.

Harold Hartley

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On Sunday, May 11th, 2025 at 13:39, Michael via PLUG-discuss <[email-masked]> wrote:

> I can only attest to one model, but my Brother DCP-L2640DW worked straight out of the box. No installing anything. It magically appeared and worked (both printing and scanning), both Linux (Solus Budgie) and Windows.
>
> On 5/11/25 2:17 PM, Steve Litt via PLUG-discuss wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 7 May 2025 02:56:10 +0000 (UTC)
>> "der.hans via PLUG-discuss"
>> [<[email-masked]>](mailto:[email-masked])
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Brother has been supporting their printers and scanners on Linux for
>>> years.
>>
>> D A N G E R :  Brother supplys only packaged for a couple package
>> managers. If you use Void Linux with the XBPS packaging system, you get
>> no help from Brother.
>>
>> SteveT
>>
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