topic title: CUPS
Posts: 521
Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#1
Cups in AntiX-16 does not list my Epson Artisan 730 printer. While MX-16 does and it prints fine.
MX list it as:
Driver: ESCPR.PPD
Driver Version: 1.1

The printer is networked through the router.

Any help getting this printer to work with AntiX is appreciated.
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dolphin_oracle
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
#2
you likely need to install this: printer-driver-escpr

which is probably installed on mx by default.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#3

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apt search printer-driver-escpr
should tell you more Shay.
Posts: 521
Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#4
Search

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apt search printer-driver-escpr
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
printer-driver-escpr/stable 1.4.1-2 amd64
  printer driver for Epson Inkjet that use ESC/P-R
What next?

I did make sure that synaptic cup in both matched.
Posts: 521
Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#5
Got brave

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# apt-get install printer-driver-escpr
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  printer-driver-escpr
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 194 kB of archives.
After this operation, 397 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ jessie/main printer-driver-escpr amd64 1.4.1-2 [194 kB]
Fetched 194 kB in 0s (532 kB/s)              
Selecting previously unselected package printer-driver-escpr.
(Reading database ... 139609 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../printer-driver-escpr_1.4.1-2_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking printer-driver-escpr (1.4.1-2) ...
Processing triggers for cups (1.7.5-11.0nosystemd1) ...
Updating PPD files for cups-filters ...
Updating PPD files for c2esp ...
Updating PPD files for escpr ...
Updating PPD files for foo2zjs-common ...
Updating PPD files for gutenprint ...
Updating PPD files for hpcups ...
Updating PPD files for postscript-hp ...
Updating PPD files for ptouch ...
Updating PPD files for pxljr ...
Updating PPD files for sag-gdi ...
Updating PPD files for splix ...
Setting up printer-driver-escpr (1.4.1-2) ...
Now to try it.
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Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#6
That worked. As soon as I got the IP address to show up.

Thanks for the help.
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rokytnji
Joined: 20 Feb 2009
#7
What next?
There would have been a line that said installed or not. I guess you did not see that

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[installed]
Would have been shown if it was installed in AntiX. Just trying to teach you something bro.

Since you might have been wondering if it was installed or not. I bet if you run apt search again. You'll see what I pasted above included now with printer-driver-escpr
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Shay
Joined: 20 Apr 2015
#8
No, it did not show the first time.

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apt search printer-driver-escpr
Sorting... Done
Full Text Search... Done
printer-driver-escpr/stable,now 1.4.1-2 amd64 [installed]
  printer driver for Epson Inkjet that use ESC/P-R
But now it does show up. Good tip! Thanks!!