OpenBSD continues to be a dream on the desktop, but sometimes I am reminded that it's just different enough from Linux to require some manual tweaking. Printers used to be a pain point in Linux, but in recent years it's all pretty much automatic. Not so for OpenBSD; while it's pretty simple, there are some weird gotchas. Hopefully this post helps anyone who had my particular issue setting up an HP printer.
https://www.kaidenshi.com/posts/printing-with-cups-on-openbsd/
#OpenBSD #printing
Morgan
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2026-05-20 14:58:29 UTC
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