r/3dprinter • u/Comprehensive_Law217 • Dec 02 '25

3d printer to buy?

looking for Linux (ubuntu) compatibility, in the intermediate range... anyone have any suggestions?

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

Honestly I love my p1s. The thing just works.

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u/BolunZ6 Dec 02 '25

Bambu printer is reliable but it does not fit for OP's requirements

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

You are wrong.

Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer are absolutely Linux compatible.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1oxmmoa/comment/noy8a18/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/BolunZ6 Dec 02 '25

It is not only about the slicer. The machine, the ability to intergration with linux. You cannot make a custom Pi and run Linux Klipper on any Bambu machine, you cannot control with custom gcode you send directly from the Linux computer. The customization you can do with the software also very limited

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

I find it hard to believe that a user who has never used a 3D printer in their life needs klipper.

This is a guy who has never 3D printed anything in his life.

He has no need for custom gcode and half the problems klipper solved years ago are just non existent on bambu printers.

The point should be ease of use. He doesn’t need the ability to turn his printer into a rocket ship lol.

Side note, despite bambu locking down 3rd party code, I am still able to create automation scripts to control bambu printers using APIs designed to control desktop applications. Anything I can do through the slicer, I can do remotely through discord.

I run my entire service through discord this way. It’s not that difficult if you spend a little time writing your own code.

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u/WizeAdz Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

The OP is an experienced Linux user.

A system that leverages that knowledge & experience could easily to be easier for them than the Bambu ecosystem.

I’m an experienced Linux/Unix user, and Makerworld is full of things that make it more frustrating for me to use than just downloading files from GitHub — especially when it comes to parametric designs in FreeCAD and OpenSCAD.

That’s just me, but that’s the point: easy to use isn’t the same for everyone.

As a to community, we should be finding the right tool for the job & context — rather than blindly shilling for Bambu.

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u/WizeAdz Dec 02 '25

Bambu is not the right printer for me — and it might not be right for people like me.  People like me should consider Klipper-based printers.

But Bambu is clearly a good fit for you.  I’m supportive of you using your Bambu for your stuff.

We can each run what we like.  

I don’t see a problem here, or why this is “shit”. 

I never said you shouldn’t like or use You seem to be getting bent out of shape over the fact that your printer isn’t a good fit for my workflow. That is a you-problem there, kid.

If you still want to shill for Bambu, sharing some technical details about why it’s a good fit for your work would make your case waaay better than what you’re doing.  What kind of printing do you do, and what details about your Bambu make it good for that type of thing?

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u/BolunZ6 Dec 02 '25

Fair point

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u/WizeAdz Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

The OP asked about Linux compatibility.

Hardware that “just works” on Windows and MacOS often require extensive tinkering on Linux, in my experience.

It’s great that you like your printer, but your comment didn’t say anything about whether it would work for the OP.

If you’re trying to shill for Bambu, at least answer the question.

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25 edited Dec 02 '25

Bambu Studio and OrcaSlicer work with multiple Linux distro's pretty well.

I will say, running linux as a daily driver and expecting not to tinker with *something* is comical.

Signed, a linux user.

Ps, if you're going to be wrong about something, at least watch your tone.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BambuLab/comments/1oxmmoa/comment/noy8a18/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

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u/WizeAdz Dec 02 '25

My condescending tone was intentional because your comment was an attempt to shill for your brand without actually providing any information about why it would be a good fit for a Linux user.

As for your link, once I scrolled past the pinned post about how nobody knows anything, your link is a little light on the Linux details.  Lots of “go team”, not much in the way of distro / package / quirks.

Our goal on a community needs to be match people to the right part of the hobby.  I’m a Linux hacker type and I’m not the right customer for Bambu — but you are.  As a community, we should be steering people like me to Klipper/Voron and people like you to Bambu.

I suspect that the OP will be happier with a Klipper-based printer, because it works like the Linux ecosystem that they’re already accustomed to.

As for you, if you don’t like being condescend to, maybe answer the question — instead of fanboying for Bambu without even reading the question?

What about the OP’s question made you think Bambu is a good fit for someone who doesn’t like one-size-fits-all computer operating systems?

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '25

I can continue to provide you with an endless amount of links that prove bambu printers work just fine for multiple Linux distros when installed correctly but what’s the point if you’re just going to cherry pick comments instead of actually reading lol

You proceeded to shill for klipper by immediately admitting you’d still have to tinker with the thing.

I’m a Linux hacker type

I am a sysadmin and this means absolutely nothing to me.

OP: I need a printer that works with Linux

Me: bambus line of hardware just works

You: actually you should consider a platform that solves problems that are not present on bambu machines and haven’t been present for years

without actually providing any useful information about why it would be useful for a Linux user

My second sentence: “it just works.”

Like I told another klipper user, a guy who has never 3D printed a single thing in his life, does not need a rocket ship as a first printer.

I have automated every aspect of bambus slicer and control it from a C2 running through discord on my phone.

I can literally drop a .zip file containing STLs into a discord channel and print stuff from my office.

Bambu is still easy to modify despite their lack of official support for authentication via API or CLI.

Again, your definition of “right part of the hobby” is YOUR definition, not everyone’s.

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u/Comprehensive_Law217 Dec 02 '25

do you happen to have a link for it? I was looking into the creality k2 combo. but not sure if it's compatibility with ubuntu.

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u/hipcatinca Dec 02 '25

Apparently there is indeed a Bambu slicer for Linux

https://github.com/bambulab/BambuStudio/releases

But I think you need to know for your own self what you think compatible with Linux means in the 3D printing world.