I’ve been running Ubuntu and Fedora on my Framework. Bluefin seemed interesting and I wanted to try it out. While I’ve played around with Linux for years, I’m not an advanced user.
My install sees both my Epson and Brother printers and I can print test pages just fine, but I am unable to print from any program (I’ve tried Libreoffice, Firefox, and Chrome).
I like the idea of a simple OS where I don’t need to keep managing the updates (Fedora). But I really need to be able to print documents with my work.
I’ll share my personal experience with printers on Silverblue/Bluefin.
When I go to GNOME’s “Settings” app and find the “Printers” section, even on a fresh installation, I see my HP LaserJet listed… it’s “just there”. However… it does NOT “just work”.
I have to do the following:
click “Unlock” in the top-right corner of the “Printers” view
click “Add Printer…” now available after unlocking…
wait until my printer shows up, if I wait long enough, multiple entries show, but I select the first entry for my printer, then click “Add”
after a moment, a second entry for my printer shows up in the “Printers” list. in my case, this shows the “Model” name plus “, driverless” at the end.
Now, this printer is visible in apps like LibreOffice or Firefox.
I hope this helps you. I’ve never dug deep to find out why the system behaves like this, but it works for me.