I am having trouble to set up my Epson printer on Ubuntu 16.04. How can I install the drivers?
3 Answers
Step 1: Download the driver for your printer. (In my case I download it from https://www.openprinting.org/printers/manufacturer/Epson/.)
Step 2: Add trusty repositories.
Open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following line at the bottom of the file:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main
Save with Control+X, Y, and ENTER
Run the command:
sudo apt-get update
Step 3: Install lsb with
sudo apt-get install lsb
Step 4: Install the printer driver. Run:
sudo dpkg -i yourdriver.deb
Step 5: Remove the trusty repos from sources.list
Open a terminal and type the following command:
sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Remove the following line at the bottom of the file:
deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main
Save with Control+X, Y, and ENTER
Run:
sudo apt-get update
Step 6: Add your printer by going into Printers > Add.
NOTE: You may have to manually select the driver from a list.
Here's the proof on how this worked out:
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Steps 2 and 4 may be optional, but otherwise this certainly does the trick. Oct 26, 2017 at 13:56
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Great Answer! I wish I found it earlier. I followed the instructions on this site: tutorialforlinux.com/2019/04/02/…. But not sure if this was the best way to install the printer. Dec 10, 2020 at 16:09
There are printer driver and printer driver utility you should search for your model on the Epson website.
For instance for my model l310.
I just installed them and it worked.
The following instructions will allow you to add software from wily that is not available in xenial. You will also receive any software updates and security patches. By configuring apt-preferences, the system will always favor xenial and will only install from wily when absolutely necessary.
Before you get started, make a backup of your sources.list file:
sudo cp /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/apt/sourcesbackup
PART ONE:
First, run the following commands to append lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list
file:
echo 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
echo 'deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ wily-updates main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
echo 'deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu wily-security main' | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
PART TWO:
Next, create an apt-preferences file:
sudo nano /etc/apt/preferences
Now, copy and paste the following into the file:
Package: *
Pin: release n=wily
Pin-Priority: 400
Package: *
Pin: release n=wily-updates
Pin-Priority: 400
Package: *
Pin: release n=wily-security
Pin-Priority: 400
Press CTRL + o and then press ENTER to save the file. Press CTRL + x to exit nano.
PART THREE:
Run the following commands to install dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install gdebi lsb lsb-base lsb-core lsb-cxx lsb-desktop lsb-graphics lsb-invalid-mta lsb-languages lsb-multimedia lsb-printing lsb-release lsb-security
PART FOUR:
Go to the Epson website, search for your specific model and set the operating system to Linux.
Click on each of the download links, accept the user agreement, and then download the amd64.deb or the i386.deb file.
Use gdebi
to install the deb files in a terminal.
example:
sudo gdebi ~/Downloads/epson-inkjet-printer-201203w_1.0.0-1lsb3.2_amd64.deb
If you download the iscan .deb.tar.gz file, right click on the file in nautilus and select "extract here". Open the newly extracted archive and locate the install.sh
file. Use sudo
to run the install.sh
file in a terminal.
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@TMOTTM Now you can use your printer. If it installed correctly, you should be able to go to system settings > printers > add printer.– mchidOct 10, 2018 at 1:47
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I see. I tried that as well, but that's still pretty not obvious how to do. What should I enter for the 'Host' to find the printer'– TMOTTMOct 10, 2018 at 20:04
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@TMOTTM Is this what you are looking for? askubuntu.com/a/768459/167115– mchidOct 12, 2018 at 4:26