Printer Drivers and Linux

What in hLL is so incredibly complex about a simple desktop personal printer that causes finding drivers and getting the printer set up on Linux so obscure and convoluted after about 40 years of PCs being on the scene?

Is there an app I can install that will:

- detect and identify the printer when it is plugged into the USB port
- ascertain the necessary drivers and dependencies for all that printer's functions (print, scan, fax)
- find them and install them