[SOLVED] How to I get my printer to be accepted by linux?
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I am being an unintentional novice. No reason for me to play ignorant as I am keen to get my printer up and running.
Then you need to actually read & think about the help you are getting from us.
These commands are not magical incantations that will make everything good again. They need to be applied to your situation with a working brain.
To be honest this problem occurs because of Canon.
The manufacturer is giving the customer an install wizard so it works out of the box on Microsoft. But it doesn't do that with Linux.
The manufacturer is not making its drivers open-source.
If the peripheral doesn't have 'Works seamlessly with ALL linux distros. Please buy this!' on the box - then don't buy it.
Vote with your feet. Linux-users unite!
On my Fedora system, lpinfo -m shows there are already 100 PIXMA models supported. If the TS-3360 isn't on the list, I would just pick one that's close and try it. Maybe every bell and whistle won't be supported.
To add a printer on most linux distros, just visit localhost:631
Firstly, I'm glad this thread has remained on topic.
Please keep it there.
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Originally Posted by ondoho
You're being deliberately ignorant. That's inexcusable. Actually ignorant people aren't to blame - you are.
I fully agree with ceantuco that this comment is inappropriate and unhelpful. It violates several rules about personal attacks, interfering with the discussion in progress, and straying off topic. Please refrain from these behaviors moving forwards. Further discussion about this should be handled via the report system, PM's to me, or to Jeremy.
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Originally Posted by larstrier
If the peripheral doesn't have 'Works seamlessly with ALL linux distros. Please buy this!' on the box - then don't buy it.
Vote with your feet. Linux-users unite!
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locating gdebi in list of apps in dolphin
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Originally Posted by beachboy2
linux-man,
Have you tried opening cnijfilter2_5.90-1_amd64.deb with Gdebi as per post #19?
I right-clicked and can't seem to locate Gdebi in the application manager called 'Dolphin'. There is a list of applications to choose from in Dolphin.I don't where in that list Gdebi would be residing.
I tired:
Code:
sudo apt install gdebi
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree... Done
Reading state information... Done
gdebi is already the newest version (0.9.5.7+nmu5).
gdebi set to manually installed.
You might want to run 'apt --fix-broken install' to correct these.
The following packages have unmet dependencies:
cnijfilter2 : Depends: libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0) but it is not going to be installed
E: Unmet dependencies. Try 'apt --fix-broken install' with no packages (or specify a solution).
I followed your similar post #12 and got:
Code:
sudo dpkg -i cnijfilter2_5.90-1_amd64.deb
[sudo] password for computer:
Selecting previously unselected package cnijfilter2.
(Reading database ... 415424 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack cnijfilter2_5.90-1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking cnijfilter2 (5.90-1) ...
dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of cnijfilter2:
cnijfilter2 depends on libcupsimage2 (>= 1.4.0); however:
Package libcupsimage2 is not installed.
dpkg: error processing package cnijfilter2 (--install):
dependency problems - leaving unconfigured
Errors were encountered while processing:
cnijfilter2
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