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Epson is a company best known for its printers, although it also produces a wide variety of other hardware products.

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EPSON L395 Installation does not work

Why can I not install an Epson L395 printer and make it work on Ubuntu 18.04? All installations end OK, but then it says it is a generic matrix printer.
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Epson Printer Utility - cannot find printer on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS

I have upgraded to Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS, and I am having issues with the Epson Printer Utility. I installed it using the epson-printer-utility_1.0.2-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb package from their website, after ...
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Can't turn grayscale on Epson printer

Well, the title says it all. I can't turn on grayscale on my Epson XP-235. I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 on an Asus Vivo X556UQ. What I've tried: To enable it through Settings>Printers but whenever I ...
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Ubuntu 14.04.4, Epson L380 driver

I just bought Epson L 380, in Linux 14.04.4 64 bit, want to install Epson L380 printer but I don’t have the drivers. The printer driver is needed, please help me the link or the .deb file.
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Epson Perfection V19 scanner doesn't write scans to disc

After installing Epson driver (imagescan-bundle-ubuntu-16.04-1.3.28.x86.deb.tar.gz), Image Scan opens Scanning Dialog in which I can make preview, but when I order scanning, it shows window to choose ...
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ghost printer entry in printer dialogue after frozen installation process

I tried to install an Epson WF-2630 network printer on my fresh Ubuntu 16.04 installation by using "Add" in the printer interface. First the installation window froze and I had to restart the computer....
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Epson GT-S50 scanner not working after upgrade to 18.04 from 16.04

Since the upgrade, my Epson scanner GT-S50 (Epkowa driver). It gets detected (dmesg) when plugged in: [ 3755.680091] usb 3-4.4.1: new high-speed USB device number 8 using ehci-pci [ 3755.789893] usb ...
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Epson L375 setup Ubuntu 18.04

I have just installed Ubuntu 18.04 to a Toshiba satellite, works great. I am a medium user and I want to know how to install an Epson L375 printer. The printer was already working nicely to all our ...
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Installing printer driver for Epson TM-T20ii on Ubuntu 16.04

I am using Ubuntu 16.04 on a machine as a POS. Once the Epson TM-T20ii printer is loaded, it comes up with the following error: CUPS server error The CUPS error_log shows this error: client-...
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Under Ubuntu 17.10 an EPSON WF 2630 other than the test page it prints only Rubbish

I installed Artful Aardvark an everything works just fine, even the scanner. In connected the Printer via WI-Fi, used the reccomended drivers, and the test Page came out and everything looked fine. ...
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Driver install fails on Epson Xp-620

I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04 LTS on both of my laptops - a 6 yr old Acer and an 18 mo old Dell Inspiron 15 5000 series. I did the Acer first and the 'add printer' handily found and configured my ...
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Make Ubuntu remember the printer configuration

In Artful, I have downloaded the printer drivers for my Epson WF-2660, connected via WiFi, and I can get it to work. However, whenever I turn on my printer, Ubuntu auto-configures it incorrectly (it ...
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Epson Perfection 3170 Photo 17.10

I cannot get my scanner to work on Ubuntu 17.10 I followed the steps here: Running a epson Scanner perfection 3170 sudo sane-find-scanner says found USB scanner (vendor=0x04b8 [EPSON], product=...
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Error to install epson L375 driver on ubuntu 16.04

I am trying to install the drivers and printer utilities of an epson L375 in ubuntu 16.04, but when I run the command to install the drivers an error occurs sudo dpkg -i epson-inkjet-printer-escpr_1....
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Unable to get an Epson Stylus CX3700 scanner recognised

Background: I've been following the help provided by the man pages of sane because my Epson Stylus CX3700 is not detected by Skanlite. Even though the scanner is found by sane-find-scanner and the ...
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how to install et-3750 ubuntu 17.1

I dl the epson drivers, got epson recommendation to apt-get install lsb. I think I need more stuff in term before this part works, so, what do I need to type in to get apt-get to work, what's next...? ...
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driver for XP-6005 printer

Can anyone tell me Where can I get a printer driver for EPSOn XP-6005? Have tried Epson and a search without success.
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Problem with Epson L360 printer-

I'm running ubuntu 16.04 and want to connect Epson L360 printer to the laptop. The printer is shown in the devices and printer list. When clicked on print test page all I get is a string of M's 2 and ...
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Installing Epson ET-3600 fail to install

I am running ubuntu 16.04 on an Acer 64bit laptop. I have followed all installation procedures from the support website from Epson and from Ubuntu support and have failed to install the Epson ET-3600 ...
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CUPS test page successfully print out result in Blank page

I have setup successfully with Epson linux driver. When I try to print test page, it is resulting in a blank page with successful print status. The printer is working properly with Google cloud print....
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Scaner Epson L375 series

i am from Brazil, i have a Epson L375 and when i scaner the press do not save the file in no any format, but the press show the image of the archive, only do not save. PS: Ubuntu 16.04 Versão em ...
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Difficulty installing Epson XP-432 printer

I previously installed an epson printer and downloaded appropriate drivers - unfortunately I believe that clearing up my documents file I deleted one of the drivers without realising it. The problem ...
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How do you work with the Epson V600 film/print scanner using Xsane? [duplicate]

Trying to get a Epson V600 Film/Print scanner to work with any version of Ubuntu or Linux. Using Xsane, the software does not recognize the V600 scanner. But it does recognize my combo printer ...
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EPSON WorkForce WF-7610 printing not sharp lines

I installed my EPSON WorkForce WF-7610 printer on Ubuntu 16.04 and I'm not really satisfied with printings. I'm printing architecture technical drawings. Circles are fuzzy and seem to be dashed or ...
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How to install EPL-6200L in 16.04

My Epson EPL-6200L works great in 14.04, and I am trying to install it in 16.04. Downloaded openprinting-ppds-postscript-epson_20130226-1lsb3.2_all.deb from http://openprinting.org, and installed with ...
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Printer & Scanner Epson XP-245

I just bought an Epson xp-245 and for some reasons I cannot connect it to Ubuntu... I don't have any problem for my printer to appear on the computer and to connect it through USB, but when I try to ...
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Network Scan won't work

I have an Epson XP-225 multifunctional device. I have installed all the required drivers from Epson website as well as used advice from this post I can print without problems however I cannot scan at ...
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Epson EPL-6200L doesn't print the test page on Ubuntu 16.04

I've installed Ubuntu 16.04 to replace 14.04 and most of my devices were discovered and re-installed on a finger click. Yet I have no cue how quite archaic but still operational printer Epson EPL-...
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Need driver for Epson WF 3520

I recently installed Ubuntu 16.04, and I'm new to Ubuntu. I cannot find a Linux driver for all-in-one printer Epson 3520. All answers already posted are from 2014 or earlier. Some seem to indicate ...
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Driver for Epson L360 scanner

Can't connect to the scanner of Epson L360 with the standard epson linux deb scanner driver (http://support.epson.net/linux/en/iscan_c.html.). Are more advanced drivers available or other ways to ...
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Epson XP-760 colour printer only prints in black with Ubuntu 17.04 (it worked fine on Debian 8)

My system is Ubnuntu 17.04 + latest updates. My printer is an Epson XP-760 colour printer. When the Operating system is loaded, it automatically picks up my XP-760 printer. This has been loaded via ...
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faded/grayscale printing with Epson WF-4630

I'm getting a grayscale/faded effect on all colors, including black, when printing on an Epson WF-4630. Any way to resolve this issue? I use Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Thanks,
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Epson EcoTank printer on Ubuntu

I am considering buying an EcoTank Epson printer (f.x. ET-4550). However it would not be smart to use the money just to find out later that it does not work in Ubuntu. Therefore, I hope there is ...
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How to install printer on ubuntu 16.04?

I have Epson SX435W printer, when I go to Printers->Add there are no printers. When I click on Find then I have this dialog: The root password is wrong but I dont have other password Printer is ...
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EPSON XP-342 won't print

I just installed EPSON XP-342 printer. I can copy, but it won't print. What am I missing?
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Drivers for Epson Expression Premium XP-620

O/S Ubuntu 16.04. the cups driver only sets the printer to "see" the computer. when I try to print only blank pages come out of the printer. Please advise where I can find proper drivers that would ...
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I can preview but can't save scan with Epson L220

I have installed Image-Scan software from Epson support here . image-scan can detect my Epson L220 scanner, I can preview, I can click the scan button and a select folder to save the scan in progress....
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Networked Epson WF-2760 Scanner not detected in 64-bit 16.04.2

I am trying to get an Epson WF-2760 scanner that is network-connected working. I'm using Ubuntu 16.04.2 64-bit and the printer works a treat. I have installed the Epson drivers from their site, ...
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Epson ink tank L310 and Epson ink tank L120 Ubuntu 12.04

I am using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and I am thinking of buying Epson ink tank L310 or Epson ink tank L120. Do they have compatible drivers on Ubuntu 12.04?
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How to install Epson L350 scan driver on Ubuntu 16.10?

I cannot install normally scan drivers for my scanner. I downloaded drivers for ubuntu (32bits) (http://support.epson.net/linux/en/iscan_c.html) but I don't know what to write in terminal. On this ...
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EPSON FX-2175 dot matrix printer setup

How can I add an EPSON FX-2175 dot matrix printer to Ubuntu 16.04? It is installed but I can't get proper printer settings and drivers.
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Epson L575 printer does not print on Ubuntu

I've followed the steps from this tutorial and this question to install Epson L575 printer's drivers on Ubuntu 16.10. Then I looked for the printer in the network and it was found, with an address ...
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How do I get iScan to detect my Epson network Scanner? [duplicate]

I would like to install my Epson Scanner ( model WP-4535 ) in Ubuntu 16.04 (had it installed in 15.10). I installed this sudo apt-get install sane libltdl7 then iScan from the epsonpage (1), ...
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Epson printer prints empty pages

I successfully installed Epson Stylus Photo PX370 in Ubuntu 16 with cups as a network printer. Any print command makes the printer throw out all blank pages untill switched off.
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xsane doesn't work properly after upgrading to ubuntu 16.04

I own a Epson perfection 2480. It works like a charm on my laptop with ubuntu 14.04 (xsane 0.998) and with Vuescan on my desktop with ubuntu 16.04. But on my desktop with ubuntu 16.04 and xsane 0.999, ...
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help installing EcoTank printer for 16.04

I have a "bad" habit of not buying a printer until I know that it can work with Ubuntu, and not just with Windows. I also look at the cost of 3rd party ink. What I need is a way to get the new line ...
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Can't get scanner function working on Epson ET-4550

The printer function worked 'out of the box' via WiFi but I had a struggle getting the scanner to work, and ended up having to connect it via USB cable and use Simple Scan. Recently, even that has ...
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Epson SX235W scanner no longer detected via wifi

I am on a Ubuntu 14.04 LTS machine, regularly updated. I downloaded early this year the printer and scanner drivers for my Epson stylus SX235W from the Epson download page. The scanner driver is ...
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How to install Epson XP-235 scanner's driver

My computer runs under Lubuntu and I'm a complete newbie about Linux and computers in general (I know how to Ctrl+Alt+T and then I'm lost if I don't have precise help). My EPSON XP-235 scanner just ...
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Ghostscript output to file with ESC-P sequences

For a project (printing nanofluids with an Epson printer) I want to see the the code that the computer sends to the printer. I am running Ubuntu 16.04 and have an Epson Stylus SX600FW printer. Using ...
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