Linux mint, brave loses access to printer

Linux mint, brave loses access to printer, exit and reload restores printer but it dissappears from print menu randomly

Please repost, in order to reflect the template and guidelines, and Brave Support may be more than happy to assist you.

Guidelines - Before posting, please:

  1. Search the forum to see if anyone else has already posted or resolved the same issue you’re having.
  2. Ensure that you’re posting in the appropriate category — please use the appropriate category when posting to ensure that whoever assist you has a clear idea of what product or platform you are using.
  3. Fill out the template that appears in your editor when posting as it contains all the boiler-plate information surrounding your issue. It will help the Support team members and other Community members to efficiently assess and resolve your issue. NOTE: “Uncategorized” posts do not have a template, so please ensure you’re posting to the right category as mentioned above.
  4. Tag your post appropriately – use tags to help track and organize threads on this forum.
  5. Observe and adhere to the code of conduct

Example of a good report:

How to stop the settings cog wheel icon from disappearing in Brave?


When you do repost, please expand your description:

  • How is your printer connected (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, USB)?
  • If you PING your printer’s IP address, are the results consistant, stable?
  • Does anything print to your printer?
  • Which applications can print to your printer?
  • Can another Internet browser print to your printer?
  • How many extensions have you added to Brave Browser?
  • Are your Linux Mint settings, preferences correctly and completely set up?
  • Do you have the correct printer setup and drivers?
  • Have you searched on the Internet for same, similar issues?

And, please test by using the Guest Profile:

And you might try Brave Beta for testing: