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Printer not quite installing - zaivala - 04-21-2019
I have a Brother MFC-J470DW printer. In most Debian-based distros, it installs fine. In LinuxLite 4.4, it appears to install but does not generate a test print and does not print after that. I think the scanner works. I also have this issue in Bodhi 5.0.0, so it's not really a new issue and I'm pretty sure if I find the solution to one, the same solution will work for the other.
It could be worse. I can't install this printer at all in Solus. But it works for most .rpm and .deb package managers.
Re: Printer not quite installing - Valtam - 04-22-2019
https://askubuntu.com/questions/542388/brother-mfc-j470dw-printer-driver-installation
Re: Printer not quite installing - zaivala - 04-22-2019
(04-22-2019, 07:40 AM)Jerry link Wrote: https://askubuntu.com/questions/542388/brother-mfc-j470dw-printer-driver-installation
As I said, I've been working with this printer in several installations, many of them Ubuntu-based, and the method shown is exactly what I used. I'm undereducated in some ways, but installing distros is my thing (I have my hard drive partitioned roughly into quadrants, with a different distro on each one, and my data on an external so I can access all my data regardless of distro and without mounting extra volumes).
Re: Printer not quite installing - Valtam - 04-22-2019
If you've followed the instructions to the letter, then I'm not sure what more I can offer. I'm happy to try the install for you via Teamviewer.
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Re: Printer not quite installing - Valtam - 04-22-2019
Moved to Printing and Scanning section.
Re: Printer not quite installing - zaivala - 04-25-2019
I solved the problem in Bodhi.
sudo apt install bodhi-printing
Apparently this wasn't installed as part of the standard installation. Is there a similar function in Linux Lite? Such as "sudo apt install linuxlite-printing"?
Re: Printer not quite installing - Valtam - 04-25-2019
No there isn't. I did offer to help you via
Teamviewer.
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Re: Printer not quite installing - zaivala - 04-26-2019
OK. Sorry, but I'm reluctant to let someone into my system remotely. Thanks for the offer.
Re: Printer not quite installing - Valtam - 04-26-2019
If you don't trust me personally, why trust the OS? I could have planted all sorts of nasties in it.
Re: Printer not quite installing - zaivala - 04-27-2019
So I have nasties in my head telling me to not let anyone coopt my computer. But I am told in my welcome message to treat all users with respect and tolerance. Why would you suggest to me (in such a backhand way) that I might not want to use Linux Lite? I'm rather enjoying it, actually, just reporting the issues I've had, which are very few.